A Simple Guide to Oxygen Therapy, Diagnosis, Treatment and Related Conditions

By Kenneth Kee

This book describes Oxygen Therapy, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases

Much has been mentioned about many countries such as Indonesia, India, Myanmar and countries with high Covid-19 incidence running out of oxygen cylinders and oxygen treatment for their Covid-19 affected patients.

The pneumonia that COVID-19 causes is likely to take hold in both lungs.

Air sacs in the lungs fill with fluid, restricting their ability to take in oxygen and causing shortness of breath, cough and other symptoms.

While most people recover from pneumonia without any lasting lung damage, the pneumonia linked with COVID-19 can be severe

Medical oxygen therapy is an important part of the treatment of patients with severe COVID-19.

Oxygen therapy is the administration of oxygen at a concentration of pressure higher than that present in the environmental atmosphere.

The air that people breathe contains about 21% oxygen.

Oxygen therapy is a treatment that supplies the patient with extra oxygen to breathe in.

It is also termed supplemental oxygen.

It is only accessible through a prescription from the doctor.

The patient may get it in the hospital, a medical location, or at home.

People who are treated with oxygen therapy often show improved energy levels and sleep, and better quality of life.

Some people only require it for a short period of time.

Others will require long-term oxygen therapy.

There are different types of methods that can supply the patient oxygen.

Some utilize tanks of liquid or gas oxygen.

Others utilize an oxygen concentrator, which draws oxygen out of the air.

The patient will be supplied the oxygen through a nose tube (cannula), a mask, or a tent.

The extra oxygen is inhaled in along with normal air.

Portable types of the tanks and oxygen concentrators can make it easier for the patient to move around while using the therapy.

What is Oxygen?

“I seem to be allergic to whatever that terrible smell is," said Gateman when the urge to sneeze had finally subsided.
"What terrible smell?"
"The air," said Gateman. "It smells...different."
"That's called oxygen," said Professor Boxley.
"Fresh air.
No cars, no buses, no factories; just pure, clean oxygen.”

― Cuthbert Soup

Oxygen, a gas present in the air people breathe, is essential for the survival of human life.

Any deprivation of oxygen for more than a few minutes can be fatal.

Some people with breathing disorders cannot obtain sufficient oxygen naturally.

These people may require supplemental oxygen, or oxygen therapy.

The Lungs

My lungs, Breathe hard
Bring air to every part
Even if your air tubes are narrow
And the breath is shallow

As long as oxygen reach my cell
I shall still live my tale to tell
The dust from tiny fibers in the air
Has damaged my tube’s inner lining and tiny hair

Tiny hairs that used to push dust and germs away
Are no longer moving and stuck in the clay
Of mucus, fibers, dust and dirt
How my air tubes really hurt

Each breath seems to be the last
Saved by the pressurized oxygen fast
Corticosteroids help to heal the scars
And bronchodilators help to expel the dust

Thank God for the new drugs
Temporarily removing those plugs
To my breathing and wheezing
At least I am still living

-An original poem by Kenneth Kee

TABLE OF CONTENT
Introduction
Chapter 1 Oxygen Therapy
Chapter 2 Oxygen and Uses
Chapter 3 Indications for Oxygen Therapy
Chapter 4 Benefits of Oxygen Therapy
Chapter 5 Oxygen Delivery
Chapter 6 Oxygen Toxicity
Chapter 7 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Chapter 8 Lung Diseases
Epilogue

• Language: English
• Publisher: Kenneth Kee
• Release date: Jul 29, 2021
• ISBN: 9781005445355

Kenneth Kee

Medical doctor since 1972.Started Kee Clinic in 1974 at 15 Holland Dr #03-102, relocated to 36 Holland Dr #01-10 in 2009.Did my M.Sc (Health Management ) in 1991 and Ph.D (Healthcare Administration) in 1993.Dr Kenneth Kee is still working as a family doctor at the age of 74However he has reduced his consultation hours to 3 hours in the morning and 2 hours inthe afternoon.He first started writing free blogs on medical disorders seen in the clinic in 2007 on http://kennethkee.blogspot.com.His purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of his patients which is also his dissertation for his Ph.D (Healthcare Administration). He then wrote an autobiography account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.comThis autobiography account “A Family Doctor’s Tale” was combined with his early “A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders” into a new Wordpress Blog “A Family Doctor’s Tale” on http://ken-med.com.From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 1000 eBooks.He apologized for typos and spelling mistakes in his earlier books.He will endeavor to improve the writing in futures.Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.The later books go into more details of medical disorders.He has published 1000 eBooks on various subjects on health, 1 autobiography of his medical journey, another on the autobiography of a Cancer survivor, 2 children stories and one how to study for his nephew and grand-daughter.The purpose of these simple guides is to educate patient on health disorders and not meant as textbooks.He does not do any night duty since 2000 ever since Dr Tan had his second stroke.His clinic is now relocated to the Buona Vista Community Centre.The 2 units of his original clinic are being demolished to make way for a new Shopping Mall.He is now doing some blogging and internet surfing (bulletin boards since the 1980's) startingwith the Apple computer and going to PC.The entire PC is upgraded by himself from XT to the present Pentium duo core.The present Intel i7 CPU is out of reach at the moment because the CPU is still expensive.He is also into DIY changing his own toilet cistern and other electric appliance.His hunger for knowledge has not abated and he is a lifelong learner.The children have all grown up and there are 2 grandchildren who are even more technically advanced than the grandfather where mobile phones are concerned.This book is taken from some of the many articles in his blog (now with 740 posts) A Family Doctor’s Tale.Dr Kee is the author of:"A Family Doctor's Tale""Life Lessons Learned From The Study And Practice Of Medicine""Case Notes From A Family Doctor"

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A

Simple

Guide

To

Oxygen Therapy,

Diagnosis,

Treatment

And

Related Conditions

By

Dr Kenneth Kee

M.B.,B.S. (Singapore)

Ph.D (Healthcare Administration)

Copyright Kenneth Kee 2021 Smashwords Edition

Published by Kenneth Kee at Smashwords.com

Dedication

This book is dedicated

To my wife Dorothy

And my children

Carolyn, Grace

And Kelvin

This book describes Oxygen Therapy, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases which is seen in some of my patients in my Family Clinic.

(What You Need to Treat Oxygen Therapy)

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Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

Introduction

I have been writing medical articles for my blog: http://kennethkee.blogspot.com (A Simple Guide to Medical Disorder) for the benefit of my patients since 2007.

My purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of my patients.

Health Education was also my dissertation for my Ph.D (Healthcare Administration).

I then wrote an autobiography account of my journey as a medical student to family doctor on my other blog: http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.com.

This autobiography account A Family Doctor’s Tale was combined with my early A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders into a new Wordpress Blog A Family Doctor’s Tale on http://kenkee481.wordpress.com.

From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 800 eBooks.

Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.

For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.

The later books go into more details of medical disorders.

The first chapter is always from my earlier blogs which unfortunately tends to have typos and spelling mistakes.

Since 2013, I have tried to improve my spelling and writing.

As I tried to bring the patient the latest information about a disorder or illness by reading the latest journals both online and offline, I find that I am learning more and improving on my own medical knowledge in diagnosis and treatment for my patients.

My diagnosis and treatment capability has improved tremendously from my continued education.

Just by writing all these simple guides I find that I have learned a lot from your reviews (good or bad), criticism and advice.

I am sorry for the repetitions in these simple guides as the second chapters onwards have new information as compared to my first chapter taken from my blog.

I also find repetition definitely help me and maybe some readers to remember the facts in the books more easily.

I apologize if these repetitions are irritating to some readers.

Chapter 1

Oxygen Therapy

Much has been mentioned about many countries such as Indonesia, India, Myanmar and countries with high Covid-19 incidence running out of oxygen cylinders and oxygen treatment for their Covid-19 affected patients.

The pneumonia that COVID-19 causes is likely to take hold in both lungs.

Air sacs in the lungs fill with fluid, restricting their ability to take in oxygen and causing shortness of breath, cough and other symptoms.

While most people recover from pneumonia without any lasting lung damage, the pneumonia linked with COVID-19 can be severe

Medical oxygen therapy is an important part of the treatment of patients with severe COVID-19.

What is Oxygen therapy?

Oxygen therapy is the administration of oxygen at a concentration of pressure higher than that present in the environmental atmosphere.

The air that people breathe contains about 21% oxygen.

Oxygen therapy is a treatment that supplies the patient with extra oxygen to breathe in.

It is also termed supplemental oxygen.

It is only accessible through a prescription from the doctor.

The patient may get it in the hospital, a medical location, or at home.

Oxygen, a gas present in the air people breathe, is essential for the survival of human life.

Any deprivation of oxygen for more than a few minutes can be fatal.

Some people with breathing disorders cannot obtain sufficient oxygen naturally.

These people may require supplemental oxygen, or oxygen therapy.

People who are treated with oxygen therapy often show improved energy levels and sleep, and better quality of life.

Some people only require it for a short period of time.

Others will require long-term oxygen therapy.

There are different types of methods that can supply the patient oxygen.

Some utilize tanks of liquid or gas oxygen.

Others utilize an oxygen concentrator, which draws oxygen out of the air.

The patient will be supplied the oxygen through a nose tube (cannula), a mask, or a tent.

The extra oxygen is inhaled in along with normal air.

There are portable types of the tanks and oxygen concentrators.

They can make it easier for the patient to move around while using the therapy.

Who needs oxygen therapy?

Oxygen therapy is supplied for people who cannot obtain sufficient oxygen on their own.

The purpose of oxygen therapy is to elevate oxygen saturation in tissues where the saturation levels are too low due to illness or injury.

In immediate life threatening situations oxygen should be given urgently to save lives.