where oxygen molecules travel from the air and into the blood. Oxygenation is commonly used to refer to medical oxygen saturation. In medicine, oxygen saturation...
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Oxygen saturation (symbol SO2) is a relative measure of the concentration of oxygen that is dissolved or carried in a given medium as a proportion of...
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measurement of dissolved oxygen concentration in soil or water Oxygen saturation (medicine), The percent of hemoglobin saturated by oxygen, usually in arterial...
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Pulse oximetry (redirect from Oxygen saturation test)
oximetry is a noninvasive method for monitoring blood oxygen saturation. Peripheral oxygen saturation (SpO2) readings are typically within 2% accuracy (within...
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In most conditions, an oxygen saturation of 94–96% is adequate, while in those at risk of carbon dioxide retention, saturations of 88–92% are preferred...
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the total time spent decompressing is minimised. Saturation divers typically breathe a helium–oxygen mixture to prevent nitrogen narcosis, and limit work...
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measurements of oxygen content, hemoglobin, oxygen saturation (how much of the hemoglobin is carrying oxygen), arterial partial pressure of oxygen (PaO2), partial...
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potentially toxic oxygen concentrations in breathing gas is fairly common in hyperbaric activity, particularly in hyperbaric medicine, saturation diving, underwater...
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between the oxygen concentration and the electric current. With a two-point calibration (0% and 100% air saturation), it is possible to measure oxygen in the...
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there are two types of hyperbaric medicine depending on the gases compressed, hyperbaric air and hyperbaric oxygen. Hyperbaric air (HBA), consists of...
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2010 album by Shinichi Osawa Search for "so2" on Wikipedia. Oxygen saturation (medicine) (SaO2, SvO2, StO2, SpO2) All pages with titles beginning with...
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Blood (redirect from Oxygen transport)
increase to compensate, oxygen saturation in arterial blood can drop to 95% or less under these conditions. Oxygen saturation this low is considered dangerous...
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hyperbaric medicine physiology worldwide. Underwater diving portal George F. Bond – US Navy physician and diving medicine and saturation diving researcher...
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production capacity. Medicine - Medical oxygen therapy may be administered to patients for various reasons such as low oxygen saturation or to ease respiratory...
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greater will often be referred for treatment. Medicine portal Obstructive sleep apnea Oxygen saturation (medicine) Respiratory disturbance index "Understanding...
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Diving chamber (redirect from Hyperbaric oxygen chamber)
applications such as saturation diving and diver decompression, and non-diving medical applications such as hyperbaric medicine. Also known as a Pressure...
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Hyperoxia (category Oxygen)
body of water). In medicine, it refers to excessive oxygen in the lungs or other body tissues, and results from raised alveolar oxygen partial pressure...
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Hemoglobin (redirect from Oxygen binding capacity)
the binding of oxygen is, thus, a cooperative process. The binding affinity of hemoglobin for oxygen is increased by the oxygen saturation of the molecule...
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is a pulse oximeter to determine oxygen saturation. While severe cyanosis can be easily noticed, an oxygen saturation as low as 80 % causes only mild clinical...
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the effects of physical training in coronary patients. Blood gas Oxygen saturation Malpeli, Physical Education, Chapter 4: Acute Responses to Exercise...
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or peripheral. Central cyanosis occurs due to decrease in arterial oxygen saturation (SaO2), and begins to show once the concentration of deoxyhemoglobin...
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concentration of oxygen gas in underwater diving and medical breathing gases. Electronically monitored or controlled diving rebreather systems, saturation diving...
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Pulmonary artery catheter (category Diagnostic intensive care medicine)
decreased mixed venous oxygen saturation. Except during hypothermia and in severe sepsis, low mixed venous oxygen saturations are indication of inadequate...
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Life-support system (redirect from Oxygen generating system)
breathing apparatus is considered to be life support equipment, and a saturation diving system is considered a life-support system – the personnel who...
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Decompression practice (redirect from Oxygen prebreathing)
and 1.8 msw) per hour. The US Navy Heliox saturation decompression rates require a partial pressure of oxygen to be maintained at between 0.44 and 0.48 ...
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Rebreather (redirect from Oxygen rebreather)
(recycling) of the substantially unused oxygen content, and unused inert content when present, of each breath. Oxygen is added to replenish the amount metabolised...
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given to maintain an oxygen saturation of 88%–92%. Tinits, P (1983). "Oxygen therapy and oxygen toxicity". Annals of Emergency Medicine. 12 (5): 321–8. doi:10...
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CO-oximeter (category Oxygen)
bound to molecular oxygen—O2Hb—or hemoglobin capable of binding to molecular oxygen—HHb. Simpler oximeters may report oxygen saturation alone, i.e. the ratio...
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Effects of high altitude on humans (redirect from High altitude medicine)
altitude is due to lower ambient temperature. The oxygen saturation of hemoglobin determines the content of oxygen in blood. After the human body reaches around...
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deprived of oxygen, an extreme form of cerebral hypoxia Anoxia (beetle), a genus of scarab beetles Oxygen saturation, a relative measure of the oxygen dissolved...
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