Chronic oxygen deficiency
Chronic oxygen deficiency is defined as a prolonged lack of oxygen to the body as that occurs in living in high altitudes or by having severe chronic …
Category: Critical Care
4 Types of Hypoxia
There are 4 types of Hypoxia . The 4 types of Hypoxia are as follows: 1. Anoxic hypoxia or Diffusion hypoxia Anoxic hypoxia also called as diffusion hypoxia is essentially due …
Hypoxia signs
Following are the Hypoxia signs Psychological Hypoxia signs – Higher centers are first impaired in hypoxia due to deficiency of oxygen to the brain tissue. Psychomotor and emotional judgement is poor in …
Preparation of carbon dioxide gas
The preparation of carbon dioxide gas is needed before it is actually stored in cylinders. The preparation of carbon dioxide gas is done though following steps : 1. From …
Use of nitrogen
Nitrogen is present in the atmosphere and it constitutes 78.08% of total air. Moreover, the use of nitrogen is growing very rapidly these days. Use of nitrogen in medicine …
Uses of carbon dioxide
There are numerous uses of carbon dioxide in modern anesthesia. It is used : • To increase depth of anaesthesia with volatile anaesthetic agents by stimulating respiration.- • To …
Effects of helium Inhalation
In the atmosphere it is present in the concentration of 0.003%. It is stored as high pressure gas in the cylinders. There are several effects of helium Inhalation . …
Nitric oxide Inhalation
It was known to be atmospheric pollutant produced by internal combustion of engines. It possesses various biological functions—there is non-specific immunity, inhibition of platelet aggregation, vasodilatation, regulation of nor-epinephrine …
Health effects of carbon dioxide
• Inspired air contains 0.03%, mixed expired gas 3.5-4% and alveolar gas contains 3-4%. Breathing of 5% of CO2 in air or oxygen is tolerable but high concentration results …
Physical properties of carbon dioxide
Carbon dioxide was discovered by Von Helmont and was isolated by Joseph Black in 1757. Physical properties of carbon dioxide were shown by Yandell Henderson in 1925 and JSHaldane …