How To Prevent And Treat Hypoxemia

Oxygen Therapy

The simple solution to hypoxemia is to increase the amount of oxygen in the body. This can be done through the use of something called oxygen therapy, which has proven useful in many patients who suffer from this health condition. The concept is simple. The doctor prescribes the patient a device that supplies oxygen to their lungs. Patients may even recognize this device as an inhaler for asthma, but it’s not quite the same thing. It helps increase the flow of oxygen and the intake in the body, and it makes the patient's life that much easier. When the patient's lungs don’t have to work overtime just to get enough oxygen into the body to remain healthy, they can minimize their risk of developing hypoxemia. As stated earlier, it works like an inhaler, but it’s usually in the form of a tube or a mask the doctor attaches to a machine filled with oxygen. Patients can insert the tube directly into their windpipe on serious occasions, the doctor can put it in the patient's nasal passage, and patients can even wear a face mask in less serious situations.

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