Oxygen (Oxygen)
Overview of Oxygen
Oxygen is a colorless, odorless, tasteless and non flammable gas and supports combustion. Oxygen is prepared by liquefaction of air. It comprises 21% of the atmospheric gas. Higher concentrations of it are used to treat patients with serious impairment of gas exchange in the lung. Oxygen is available in compressed form in cylinders, in liquid form or can be produced on site by it concentrators. Oxygen is used in the treatment of hypoxia, in abdominal distention and in air embolism.
Indication of Oxygen
Oxygen is primarily indicated in conditions like Smoking cessation.
Contraindication of Oxygen
No data regarding the contra indications of Oxygen is available.
Side Effects of Oxygen
The severe or irreversible adverse effects of Oxygen, which give rise to further complications include Decreased retinal blood flow, Retrolental fibroplasia.,Oxygen produces potentially life-threatening effects which include Carbondioxide retention, Pulmonary oxygen toxicity. which are responsible for the discontinuation of Oxygen therapy.,The signs and symptoms that are produced after the acute overdosage of Oxygen include Cerebral oxygen toxicity.,The symptomatic adverse reactions produced by Oxygen are more or less tolerable and if they become severe, they can be treated symptomatically, these include Dizziness, Nausea, Convulsions, Mood swings.
Precautions of Oxygen
High concentration of oxygen should be avoided in patients whose respiration is depend upon hypoxive drive, other wise carbon dioxide retention and respiratoy depression may ensure. Liquid oxygen should not be allowed to come in contact with skin because it produces severe cold burns.