REVIEW ARTICLE
Year : 2020 | Volume
: 8 | Issue : 2 | Page : 42--47
Hypoxemia and oxygen therapy
A. G Ghoshal
National Allergy Asthma Bronchitis Institute, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Correspondence Address:
Prof. A. G Ghoshal
Medical Director, 11/3, Dr. Biresh Guha Street, 2nd Floor, IMA House, Park Circus, Kolkata, 700017, West Bengal
India
Oxygen is a drug prescribed and administered for specific indications with different pathophysiological mechanism. Oxygen is administered to treat hypoxia not dyspnea. Furthermore, the management of hypoxia in patients with COVID-19 demands separate attention.
How to cite this article:
Ghoshal AG. Hypoxemia and oxygen therapy.J Assoc Chest Physicians 2020;8:42-47
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How to cite this URL:
Ghoshal AG. Hypoxemia and oxygen therapy. J Assoc Chest Physicians [serial online] 2020 [cited 2021 Jan 19 ];8:42-47
Available from: https://www.jacpjournal.org/article.asp?issn=2320-8775;year=2020;volume=8;issue=2;spage=42;epage=47;aulast=Ghoshal;type=0 |
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