What are the overall goals of oxygen therapy?

Expert Video - What are the overall goals of oxygen therapy?

Jerry Krishnan, MD, PhD, of the University of Illinois at Chicago, explains the overall goals of oxygen therapy. Oxygen therapy provides you with extra oxygen to help your lungs deliver the right amount of oxygen for the other organs in your body to function at their best. If you have a lung problem such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or pulmonary fibrosis, you might have low oxygen levels and need extra oxygen. Dr. Krishnan explains how oxygen therapy can help you breathe better and do the things you want and need to do, and the importance of talking to your doctor to determine whether oxygen therapy can help relieve symptoms of not getting enough oxygen.

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Expert Videos

1. What are the overall goals of oxygen therapy?

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3. How can people get the oxygen therapy that best meets their needs?

4. How can people adjust to everyday life with oxygen therapy?

5. What questions should patients ask their nurse about their oxygen prescription?

6. How can nurses and patients work together to optimize oxygen therapy?

7. How do patients get started on oxygen therapy? What is the process?

8. How can patients work with their healthcare team to monitor their health and oxygen needs?

9. What myths or misinformation is there online about oxygen therapy?

Patient Videos

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11. Karen's story: How has oxygen therapy helped to improve your health?

12. Jean's story: What benefits have you experienced using oxygen therapy?

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14. Jean's story: What challenges have you experienced using oxygen therapy?

15. Karen's story: What challenges have you experienced using oxygen therapy?

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Other Modules:

Using Your Stationary Oxygen Concentrator

Using Your Portable Oxygen Concentrator

Using Oxygen Tanks

Using Oxygen Safely

Oxygen Therapy and COPD

Oxygen Therapy and ILD

Oxygen Therapy After Hospitalization

Oxygen Therapy and Healthy Living

Oxygen Therapy Patient Stories

This educational activity has been developed by American Thoracic Society, COPD Foundation and Mechanisms in Medicine Inc.

Disclaimer: The information provided is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always consult your doctor about any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. The visuals provided are meant to be representations only. No specific brand of oxygen equipment is being promoted or endorsed.

This activity is supported by educational grants from:
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and the Gawlicki Family Foundation

Thank you to the funders of You And Oxygen Therapy. All content is developed independently by the American Thoracic Society, COPD Foundation, and Mechanisms in Medicine Inc. in collaboration with an Expert Faculty group; funders are allowed no influence on the content of You And Oxygen Therapy.

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