Oxygen therapy

Name: Oxygen therapy
Creator: S, Ashurst
Keywords: 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Oxygen Inhalation Therapy, Humans, Blood Gas Analysis, Nursing Assessment, 3. Good health

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 12 May 1995 English Publisher:Mark Allen GroupJournal:British Journal of Nursing, volume 4, pages 508-515 (issn: 0966-0461, eissn: 2052-2819,

Authors: S, Ashurst;

doi: 10.12968/bjon.1995.4.9.508

pmid: 7599496

Oxygen therapy

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It is essential that nurses understand the potentially harmful effects of oxygen therapy. This article reviews the biochemical role of oxygen, particularly its vital physiological function, and discusses clinical situations in which oxygen is used as therapy. It also outlines how patients receiving oxygen may be effectively monitored in order to optimise treatment.

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Oxygen Inhalation Therapy, Humans, Blood Gas Analysis, Nursing Assessment

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