Give one similarity and one dissimilarity between oxygen cylinder and oxygen
concentrator.
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Oxygen Cylinders and Oxygen Concentrators both deliver oxygen to patients who need it. But the methods of delivery are very different. In India, Oxygen Cylinders are more prevalent, but increasingly Oxygen Concentrators are becoming popular with both doctors & patients.
The main difference is in the way the oxygen is provided. Oxygen Cylinders have a finite amount of oxygen compressed within them and inhaled by the user until it runs out. Oxygen Concentrators filter and generate medical grade oxygen, at an infinite supply so long as the battery that powers this mechanism has life.
An oxygen concentrator works like an air conditioning machine: it takes in air, modifies it and delivers it in a new form. The only difference is that a concentrator purifies the air and makes it available for patients who have low oxygen levels in their blood.
Cylinders accomplish the same but all the oxygen is already compressed within the tank. That supply is gradually reduced until the tank runs out and needs to be refilled or replaced.
That difference also highlights the dosage methods used by each type of device.
All oxygen cylinders deliver oxygen on Continuous Flow.
With oxygen concentrators, it tends to vary by device, as some of the more portable options operate on pulse-dose delivery.
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Answer: (1)Oxygen Cylinders and Oxygen Concentrators both deliver oxygen to patients who need it. (2) But the methods of delivery are very different. (3) In India, Oxygen Cylinders are more prevalent, but increasingly Oxygen Concentrators are becoming popular with both doctors & patients.