FISH BREATHE through their gills. But some also breathe through their bottoms. Vertebrate guts are abundantly supplied with blood vessels, to enable them to absorb digested food. That means they can, ...

THE need to lessen hypoxemia during acute episodes of worsened respiratory failure in patients with chronic obstructive lung disease is generally accepted. This situation poses a special problem in ...

A FIFTH memorandum in the Emergency Medical Services Series has been issued by the Ministry of Health entitled “Oxygen Administration—Indications, Methods and Types of Apparatus” (H.M. Stationery ...

Oxygen is one of the most important treatments available to patients with cardiopulmonary disease. Here’s an updated guide to the equipment. As primary-care providers have become increasingly adept at ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Although maternal oxygen supplementation during labor and delivery is common to prevent hypoxia and acidemia in ...