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11 Oxygen therapy

Objectives

When you have completed this unit you will be able to:

  • Explain why the body needs oxygen.
  • List the indications for oxygen therapy.
  • Describe the dangers of oxygen administration.
  • Understand the methods used to give oxygen safely.
  • List what equipment is needed to administer oxygen.
  • Understand the advantages of continuous positive airways pressure.
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11-1 What is oxygen?
11-2 Why does the body need oxygen?
11-3 What is cyanosis?
11-4 What is hypoxia?
11-5 How is the amount of oxygen in the atmosphere measured?
11-6 How much oxygen is present in room air?
11-7 How do you determine the amount of oxygen in the blood?
11-8 How much oxygen is needed by the normal infant?
11-9 What is the normal partial pressure of oxygen in arterial blood?
11-10 What is the normal saturation of oxygen in arterial blood?
11-11 When does an infant need extra oxygen?
11-12 Is too little oxygen dangerous?
11-13 Which infants are usually given extra oxygen?
11-14 Which infants do not need extra oxygen?
11-15 When indicated, how much oxygen should you give?
11-16 Can you give an infant too much oxygen?
11-17 When is the concentration of inspired oxygen too high?
11-18 What are the dangers of too much oxygen in the blood?
11-19 What is retinopathy of prematurity?
11-20 How can you prevent retinopathy of prematurity?
11-21 What is a safe concentration of inspired oxygen?
11-22 How can you safely administer the correct amount of oxygen?
11-23 What methods can you use to administer oxygen?
11-24 What methods should not be used to administer oxygen?
11-25 Should you always humidify oxygen and medical air?
11-26 How should you control the concentration of oxygen given?
11-27 What flow rate of oxygen is best?
11-28 Should the oxygen concentration in a head box be monitored?
11-29 How long should an infant receive oxygen?
11-30 Are fluctuations in the oxygen concentration important?
11-31 How rapidly should you reduce the oxygen concentration?
11-32 What oxygen sources can be used?
11-33 Is it safe to use an oxygen concentrator?
11-34 What equipment do you need to give oxygen safely?
11-35 What is continuous positive airways pressure?
11-36 How does CPAP work to improve respiratory function?
11-37 Which infants benefit from CPAP?
11-38 When should CPAP not be used?
11-39 When should CPAP be started in infants with respiratory distress?
11-40 How is CPAP given?
11-40 How is CPAP given?
11-41 How much CPAP is needed?
11-42 When is CPAP successful?
11-43 Can infants on CPAP be fed?
11-44 Can surfactant be used with CPAP?
11-45 What are the problems with CPAP?
11-46 When has CPAP failed?
11-47 When can CPAP be stopped?
11-48 Case study 1
11-49 Case study 2
 
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