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 ...

Individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) experience improved breathing symptoms and dyspnea with use of automated oxygen administration. Automated oxygen administration (AOA) was ...

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 ...

Suffering from reduced lung capacity, John Kasakula, a patient at PIH-supported Neno District Hospital in rural Malawi, relied on medical oxygen to extend his life. Photo by: Thomas Patterson / ...