MANAGEMENT Flashcards
also known as supplemental oxygen,
is the use of oxygen as medical treatment. Acute
indications for therapy include hypoxemia and carbon
monoxide toxicity.
Oxygen therapy,
administration of oxygen at concentrations
greater than in ambient air with the intent of treating or preventing the
symptoms and manifestations of hypoxia.
oxygen therapy
Goal of O2 Therapy
Goal: The overall goal of O2 therapy is to maintain adequate tissue oxygenation while minimizing
cardiopulmonary work.
Objectives of O2 therapy
Correct documented or suspected acute hypoxemia.
Decrease symptoms associated with chronic hypoxemia.
Minimizing cardiopulmonary workload.
*Easiest objective to attain and measure
*By raising alveolar and blood levels of oxygen
correcting hypoxemia
Decreasing symptoms of hypoxemia
*Supplemental oxygen can help relieve symptoms of associated with certain lung disorders.
*It lessens dyspnea and work of breathing
*Improve mental function
Cardiopulmonary System will compensate for Hypoxemia by:
- Increasing ventilation and cardiac output.
- Increasing work of breathing.
- Increase cardiac output.
- Increase workload on the right side of the heart.
Basic ways to assess the need of Oxygen Therapy
- Laboratory Measures
- Clinical Problem or Condition
Indications of O2 Therapy
- PaO2 < 60 mmHg or SaO2 < 90% in subjects breathing room air
- PaO2 or SaO2 is below desirable range for a specific clinical situation
- Acute care situation (hypoxemia is suspected)
- Severe trauma
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Short term therapy / surgical intervention
Oxygen toxicity can occur with :
Fio2 —— longer than 36 hrs
Fio2——-longer than 24 hrs
Fio2——-longer than 12hrs
> 60%,>80%,>100%
Possible complications in O2 Therapy
- Atelectasis
- O2 toxicity
- Retinopathy or Prematurity (in infants)
- Respiratory depression
- Reduce mucociliary activity
- Bacterial contamination
Methods of dispensing oxygen
Piped in
Cylinder
Oxygen concentrator
Calculating how long cylinder content will last:
Minutes remaining in cylinder= Cylinder pressure x cylinder factor over Flow Rate
To convert min to hour, divide the final answer to
60
CYLINDER SIZE VOLUME/ CYLINDER FACTOR
D
E
G
H
K
D 0.16 L/psig
E 0.28 L/psig
G 2.41 L/psig
H 3.14 L/psig
K 3.14 L/psig
What are the oxygen delivery devices?
Low-flow Delivery Systems
Reservoir Delivery Systems
High-flow Delivery Systems
Enclosure Delivery Systems
provides oxygen at flow of 8lpm or less
Low-flow Delivery Systems