L14: Oxygen Therapy Flashcards
Def of Oxygen Therapy
- Administration of oxygen at a concentration greater than room air (>21%), to treat or prevent hypoxemia
β-> Increase availability of oxygen to body tissues.
Assessment & Monitoring of Oxygen Therapy
Normal Value of ABGs
Classification of Hypoxemia
Types of Oxygen Therapy
Acute Therapy & Chronic Therapy
Indications of Acute Oxygen Therapy
Indications of Continous chronic Oxygen Therapy
Indications of Non-Continous chronic Oxygen Therapy
Sources of Oxygen Therapy
when is Humidification needed in Oxygen Therapy?
- Supplemental inspired medical gases should be humidified when administered at flow rates >4 L/min.
Why is Humidification needed in Oxygen Therapy?
- For maintenance of normal function of mucociliary system.
Complications of Oxygen Therapy
- Pulmonary oxygen toxicity.
- Hypoventilation & carbon dioxide narcosis.
- Absorption atelectasis.
- Retrolental fibroplasias.
- Bronchopulmonary dysplasia in neonates.
Causes of Pulmonary Oxygen Toxicity
- Exposure of pulmonary tissues to a high O2 tension can lead to various degree of Injury
Degree of injury in Pulmonary Oxygen Toxicity is related to β¦.
- Duration of exposure.
- O, concentration of delivered oxygen i.e. dose
Generally, O2 concentration >50% is considered toxic.
Manifestations of Pulmonary Oxygen Toxicity
Mechanism of Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) by Pulmonary Oxygen Toxicity
Prolonged exposure to high O2 concentration β Disruption of endothelial lining of pulmonary capillaries β-> Leakage of proteinaceous fluid into alveoli ββ> Damage β-> Cell death.
Orygen delivery systems
Prevention of Pulmonary Oxygen Toxicity
Where does Hypoventelation & CO2 Narcosis by oxygen toxicity occur?
Chronic hypercapnia (PaCO, >45mmHg) why?
- CNS response to elevated CO, level becomes blunted.
- & Hypoxia becomes the main ventilatory stimulus.