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Supplemental oxygen works very well when used in appropriate situations.
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What is oxygen replacement?
Supplemental oxygen from portable or stationary tanks
What is the best way to determine if the baby requires supplemental oxygen?
Placing an oximeter on the baby's right hand or wrist is the best way to determine if a baby requires supplemental oxygen.
What is the best way to determine if a baby requires supplemental oxygen?
Placing an oximeter on the baby's right hand or wrist is the best way to determine if a baby requires supplemental oxygen.
How do astronauts breathe on the International Space Station?
The air aboard the ISS is constantly filtered (scrubbed) to maintain the proper oxygen level and remove carbon dioxide.There are supplemental oxygen tanks as well.
At what altitude does the oxygen become so thin that supplemental oxygen must be supplied?
when you reach the 20,000 ft mark.
What occurs if the oxygen flow to the body is inadequate?
If this process is inadequate, oxygen levels in the blood decrease, and the patient may need supplemental oxygen.
Do you need to wear an oxygen mask to climb mount Everest?
The overwhelming majority of climbers that summit mount Everest use supplemental oxygen. A handful of climbers are able to do it without the use of supplemental oxygen. Reinhold Messner was the first person to summit mount Everest without supplemental oxygen in 1978. Ones ability to survive at altitude without supplemental oxygen depends on general fitness, acclimatization, and genetics. In order to get used to the altitude (acclimitize) most climbers make multiple carries between pre established camps on the mountain and spending days at altitude to adjust to the low oxygen levels in the air.
When administering supplemental oxygen to a hypoxic patient with chronic lung disease you should?
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What is FiO2?
This is the percent of oxygen a patient is inhaling. Room air FiO2 is 21%. By applying supplemental oxygen, the FiO2 can go as high as 100%.
What factors are considered when oxygen therapy is recommended?
The need for supplemental oxygen is determined by inadequate oxygen saturation, indicated in blood gas measurements, pulse oximetry, or clinical observations.
What does oxygen mean in medical terms?
The word "oxygen" has the same chemical meaning in medical and non-medical terms. "Oxygen" may also refer to supplemental oxygen giving to a patient, or a measurement of oxygen levels in the blood.
How does supplemental health insurance work?
At this site you can find a wealth of information on all different aspects of supplemental health insurance, including articles about what it is and how it works: http://www.ehow.com/supplemental-health-insurance/
