CNS Oxygen Toxicity Flashcards by Bryan Servillon | Brainscape

Q

Exposure to an increased partial pressure of oxygen above that encountered in normal daily living may be toxic to the body.

A

CNS Oxygen Toxicity

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What two areas of the body affected by CNS Oxygen Toxicity

A

Central Nervous System and the Pulmonary
System.

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Q

Sx: (VENTIDC)
(1) Tunnel vision, decreased peripheral vision, and other visual symptoms
(2) Tinnitus
(3) Nausea
(4) Twitching- of eyes and facial muscles
(5) Irritability
(6) Dizziness
(7) Convulsions

A

CNS Oxygen Toxicity

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Treatment of CNS Oxygen Toxicity

A

(1) Immediately shift to a breathing mixture with lower oxygen percentage
(2) Immediately ascend (if the patient is not convulsing)
(3) In a recompression chamber, remove oxygen mask and follow emergency
procedures

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