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Patients who are suffering from such ailments as Asthma, emphysema, or irregular breathing patterns would benefit from oxygen therapy. Also, infants with underdeveloped lungs are also treated with oxygen therapy.

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What are the Procedures and rationale oxygen therapy?

The rationale for oxygen therapy rests in the fact that the human body requires oxygen to live. We practice oxygen therapy from the moment we are born.The air we breathe is funneled into our lungs where our body separates out the oxygen. Once separated from the 2 hydrogen atoms, oxygen reverts back to its gaseous state.This gas (O) then goes into the bloodstream where it is carried to every part of the body. The body uses this oxygen to fortify bodily functions like respiration and digestion as well as organs, muscles and tissues. Without this oxygen the body would die.Oxygen Therapy is effective because the air we breathe is only about 21% oxygen and medical science has shown that this is insufficient to properly maintain human life. When the available oxygen is at this level disease and death are inevitable unless an additional supply of oxygen is administered.This is the rationale for oxygen therapy.The procedures for procuring this additional oxygen vary. The choices are:1. Hyperbaric Oxygen Chambers2. Ozone Oxygen Therapy3. Oxygen Cannisters4. H2O2 Oral Oxygen TherapyAll are viable methods of getting more oxygen into the human body.


Why did my friend die after putting on oxygen mask?

Your second question was: "can you overdose on oxygen wearing an oxygen mask?" The answer to that is no. Oxygen masks - as used by divers, fighter pilots and sometimes hospital patients - always offer a mix of oxygen and nitrogen so that oxygen poisoning cannot occur. However, if you were to put on a mask that makes you inhale only pure oxygen, it would after a little while start to poison your central nervous system. As to 'why your friend died': I have no idea.


Would oxygen production increase or decrease in a deforested area?

Oxygen production would decrease in a deforested area. Less trees = less oxygen being produced.


Compounds composing of metal and oxygen?

A compound containing a metal plus oxygen would be a metal oxide. For example: Sodium plus oxygen would produce Sodium oxide, Bismuth and Oxygen would produce Bismuth oxide, Zinc plus Oxyen would produce Zinc oxide and so on.


What would our body do without oxygen?

we would die

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What is the benefit of group therapy?

The main benefit group therapy may have over individual psychotherapy is that some patients behave and react more like themselves in a group setting than they would one-on-one with a therapist.


Can oxygen therapy be used to cure practically any disease?

No, oxygen therapy is only helpful when the problem is related to insufficient oxygen levels in the blood stream. Therefore, a disease like Alzheimer's, in which the problem is tangled proteins within neurons that cause the neurons to die, would not be responsive to oxygen therapy.


What patients would reqiure oxygen therapy?

Oxygen therapy is needed anytime the body / brain cannot maintain adequate respiratory effort or respiratory exchange to maintain life. There are so many instances that could need oxygen therapy that it is impossible to list them all here. Some examples would include: head injury in which the respiratory center is affected; broken bones in the chest or any other condition or disease that restricts the expansion of the lungs; any chemical interference with lung expansion (example: overdose); or even after certain surgeries.


Why would a person need physical therapy?

To help others and deal with patients on a one-on-one basis.


Who would benefit from neo-analytic therapy?

People who are looking for a deeper understanding of themselves and their motivations, those seeking to improve self-awareness and personal growth, and individuals wanting to address long-standing patterns of behavior or unresolved issues could benefit from neo-analytic therapy.


What benefit do you get from the oxygen that the plant makes?

The benefit that we get from plants is the fact that they change carbon dioxide into oxygen. Of course, our bodies don't need pure oxygen, if we inhaled pure oxygen we would suffocate, but carbon dioxide is a waste product that our body creates that is completely useless to us.


Is it both parties' fault if you are both abusive based on symptoms of abuse and would you benefit from couple's therapy?

Besides therapy, it sounds like both would also benefit from a couple's communication and empowerment class. Both would need to commit to practicing new behaviors they learn at the class. Yes, you two should go to couple's therapy. You could really benefit from it. Just be sure that neither one of you holds anything back. Just tell how you feel and why you both do the things that you do. Good luck to you and God Bless:)


Can the Gerson Therapy work for type 2 diabetes?

Gerson therapy is a demanding regimen that may not be suitable for most diabetes patients. And the treatment is mainly for patients who wants to improve their immune system, or thoose who have some sort of degenrative disease. So I would say consult something else.


I would like to learn how to teach art therapy for cancer patients, where I can get that education?

The American Art Therapy Association offers continuing education in the area of art therapy. They even have a journal and show current areas in need of help, such as Haiti. ArtTherapy.com is their website.


Why would one need a proton therapy?

Proton therapy is generally used as a radiation treatment for cancer patients. This differs from traditional radiation therapy in that the ray of the protons can be directed more easily and causes less damage to surrounding tissues.


What is the independent variable in an experiment designed to compare the differences in health outcomes between patients visited in the hospital by therapy cats and patients who are not?

Whether a therapy cat has visited the patients would be the independent variable. A secondary independent variable, not as readily noticeable in this question, is whether the patients saw, touched, or otherwise interacted with a therapy cat or cats.For example, 6 patients out of 100 patients visited by the cat were sleeping; those 6 patients never saw, touched, or interacted with the cats. The sample could not include those 6 patients.Further, other variables would also be independent and need to be accounted for, including:the patient's mobility; the benefits would be harder to assess with a paralyzed patientthe patient's mental state; the benefits would be harder to assess with a patient who is having active hallucinations or severe dementiathe patient's medications; a patient given sedative medications would not be alert to see or interact with a therapy petAnd, the exact behaviors being studied need to be pre-defined in order to properly assess the "outcomes".


If you have 60 percent lung capacity how long before you have to have oxygen?

The need for oxygen therapy is not solely determined by lung capacity but also by symptoms of low oxygen levels. If you have 60% lung capacity but are not experiencing significant symptoms, you may not need oxygen therapy. It would be best to consult with a healthcare provider for a proper assessment and recommendation.