Oxygen Revealed - Understanding Oxygen And Prescribing Oxygen For Patients

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CONTENTS

Air Composition

The Atom

Oxygen

The Periodic Table of the Elements

Partial Pressure of Gases in Air

Understanding Pressure as a Measure of Amount

Properties and Pressures of Gases

Charles’ Law (Gay‐Lussac’s Law)

Boyle’s Law

Avogadro’s Law

Ideal Gas Equation

Dalton’s Law

Henry’s Law

Oxygen in Water

Manufacture of Oxygen

Vacuum Insulated Evaporator (VIE)

Cryogenic Liquid Oxygen Cylinder

Human Body’s Use of Oxygen

Oxygen Content (CaO2)

Delivery of Oxygen (DO2) to the tissues

Hyperbaric Oxygen

Pulse Oximetry

Oxyhemoglobin

Deoxyhemoglobin

Methemoglobin

Carboxyhemoglobin

Cyanide Poisoning

Oxygen Hemoglobin Dissociation Curve

Altitude

Bohr Effect

Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide Dissociation Curves

Alveolar‐arterial oxygen gradient

Respiratory quotient (RQ)

Breathing (Respiratory System)

Oxygen Therapy

Fraction of Inspired Oxygen

Flow Rate

Tidal Volume

Minute Ventilation

Nasal Cannula

Simple Mask

Partial Rebreather Mask

Nonrebreather Mask

Venturi Mask

Bag Valve Mask

Damaging Health Effects of Oxygen

Underwater Pressure

Reference Section

(113 pages)