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Oxygen : creating a new paradigm / Paul L. Marino ; illustrations by Patricia Gast.
Holman Biotech Commons RM666.O8 M37 2022
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Marino, Paul L., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Oxygen therapy.
- Oxygen--adverse effects.
- Oxidation-Reduction.
- Oxygen Inhalation Therapy.
- Hypoxia.
- Medical Subjects:
- Oxygen--adverse effects.
- Oxidation-Reduction.
- Oxygen Inhalation Therapy.
- Hypoxia.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 218 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer, [2022]
- Summary:
- "This unique work from acclaimed author Dr. Paul Marino (Marino's The ICU Book, The Little ICU Book) challenges the traditional notion that the human body thrives on oxygen, and that promoting tissue oxygenation is necessary for promoting life. This concept fails to recognize that oxygen is a destructive molecule that also damages the human body. Instead of welcoming oxygen, the human body limits exposure of the tissues to oxygen, and employs an army of chemical antioxidants to combat the damaging effects of oxygen. This "oxygen protective" human design represents a new paradigm for the relationship between oxygen and human survival, and it has important implications for the excessive and unregulated use of oxygen in clinical practice"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Is O2 delivery the principal function of the cardiorespiratory system?
- Is O2 transport the principal function of hemoglobin?
- How much oxygen is in tissues?
- Is tissue hypoxia a common cause of death?
- Is oxygen therapy based on tissue needs?
- Are red blood cell transfusions based on tissue needs?
- What is oxidation?
- What are reactive oxygen species?
- Does oxygen participate in the inflammatory response?
- What does oxygen have in common with ionizing radiation?
- Does oxygen promote aging?
- Why do our bodies decompose after we die?
- When is oxygen therapy safe?
- What is the new oxygen paradigm?.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Samuel Bellet Book Fund.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Marino, Paul L. Oxygen
- ISBN:
- 9781496394842
- 1496394844
- OCLC:
- 1274227848
- Publisher Number:
- 99989029240
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