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Chapter-04 Oxygen and Hypoxia

BOOK TITLE: Essentials of Anaesthesiology

Author
1. Paul Arun Kumar
ISBN
9788180617003
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/10269_4
Edition
7/e
Publishing Year
2006
Pages
16
Author Affiliations
1. Medical College and Hospitals, Kolkata, India, Medical College and Hospitals, Kolkata, Medical College and Hospitals, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Medical College and Hospitals Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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Abstract

Oxygen is the basic essential for life. It is stored in cylinders as a compressed gas at 137 bars. It is used through anaesthesia machine as a base of all inhalational anaesthetics. The chapter discusses the physiology of oxygen, oxygen therapy, pathophysiology of hypoxia, nitrous oxide, nitrogen, shock, blood transfusion, fluid therapy, etc.

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