Conditions for Indication of Oxygen Therapy

Oxygen therapy consists of administering oxygen at a pressure concentration higher than that found in the atmosphere. At sea level the concentration of oxygen in ambient air is 21%. The goal of oxygen therapy Dubai is to provide adequate oxygen transport in the blood, while decreasing breathing work and stress on the myocardium. The transport of oxygen to tissues depends on factors such as cardiac output, arterial oxygen content, adequate hemoglobin concentration and metabolic requirements. All of these factors should be considered when oxygen therapy is indicated. A change in the patient’s breathing pattern or rate is considered one of the earliest indicators of the need for oxygen therapy and may be the result of hypoxemia or hypoxia. Hypoxemia (decreased oxygen in the blood) is manifested by changes in the mental state, dyspnea, high blood pressure, changes in heart rate, central cyanosis, diaphoresis and cold extremities. In general hypoxemia leads to hypoxia, which is a reduction in the supply of oxygen to tissues. Hypoxia, when severe enough, can be life-threatening. The signs and symptoms of the need for oxygen can develop as quickly as this need. Many people prefer oxygen therapy Dubai at home offered by Health Call all over Dubai. Many different devices are used to administer oxygen to the patient; all will release oxygen if used as prescribed and if the devices are used and maintained correctly. The appropriate form of oxygen therapy is better determined by arterial blood gas levels, which indicate the oxygenation status of the patient, for this reason it is of paramount importance that the medical prescription for the device to be used is fulfilled. Like other medications, at Health Call, oxygen therapy is administered with caution considering its effects on each patient carefully. Oxygen is a medicine that belongs to the therapeutic plane because of a need presented by the patient and, except for emergency conditions, is prescribed by a physician. According to medical experts at Health Call, the main cared related to oxygen therapy are:

• Excessive oxygen therapy can reduce the respiratory stimulus of carbon dioxide and produce respiratory depression;
• The high concentration of oxygen causes retinal spasms, which can lead to blindness;
• When administering oxygen, special care must be taken with the mouth: dry oxygen and irritating mucous membranes, which is why it is very important to increase the intake of fluids;
• Do not administer pure, non-humid oxygen;
• Difficulty breathing produces anxiety states.

Excess oxygen can produce toxic effects on the lungs and Central Nervous System, which can result in ventilation depression. In patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, the breathing stimulus is a decrease in blood oxygen, not elevation of carbon dioxide levels. In this way, the sudden administration of a high concentration of oxygen will remove the respiratory orientation. The administration of oxygen therapy Dubai at home by medical experts of Health Call in Dubai is a very important practice for the guidance of patients and their families. This is because most of the time the use of oxygen is made through the use of torpedoes that will be inside the patient’s home. In this way, all the procedures related to the place of the torpedo in the patient’s home, contact with heat, solutions and fire, in short, all the risks involved with the administration of Oxygen at home are amply demonstrated and oriented to all those who remain in the house of the patient care, including nursing.