COPD and respiratory distress
Oxygen and its mixing with air are used in hospitals and at home for
oxygen therapy. The treated pathologies are hypoxia (mismatch between tissue needs and contributions in oxygen to
the lungs) and hypoxemia (decreased oxygen concentration in the blood).
The consequences for the patient can be acute respiratory distress and even chronic respiratory distress
COPD
(Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases).
The WHO estimated prevalence of 3% of the world population,
a tenth is treated in hospital or at home. Symptoms can be a shock, even hemorrhagic shock , disorders of
consciousness. There is a direct link with pollution and cigarette