Question

Oxygen therapy different high flow device with advantage and disadvantage

Answer 1

Advantages

1. Easy to use                                                          

2. Low-flow oxygen administration

3. Less restrictive than face mask

 4. No increase in dead space                                    

5. More tolerable than oxygen mask

6. Allow speech and eating/drinking  

Disadvantages

1. Drying and irritation of nasal mucosa  

2. Chance of nasal bleeding

3.  Sores  around the  external  nares  in  long-term use

Answer 2

oxygen therapy is used during the time of  low blood oxygen, carbon monoxide toxicity, cluster headaches, and to maintain enough oxygen while inhaled anesthetics are given
disadvantages : this therapy is contradictory in 1)early infants
2) chronic pulmonary obstructive syndrome
3) emphysema patients