Hyperbaric

(noun)

Of, relating to, or utilizing greater than normal pressure (as of oxygen).

Related Terms

Examples of Hyperbaric in the following topics:

  • Scuba Diving, the Bends, and Hyperbaric Oxygenation

    • Hyperbaric medicine, also known as hyperbaric oxygen therapy, is the medical use of oxygen at a level higher than atmospheric pressure.
    • Hyperbaric medicine, also known as hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT), is the medical use of oxygen at a level higher than atmospheric pressure.
    • Recent evidence notes that exposure to hyperbaric oxygen (HBOT) mobilizes stem/progenitor cells from the bone marrow by a nitric oxide (·NO) -dependent mechanism.
    • Treatment is by hyperbaric oxygen therapy in a recompression chamber.
    • Describe the method by which hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) alleviates the problem of decompression sickness (bends) associated with scuba diving

  • Uses of Oxygen

    • Oxygen is essential for all aerobic organisms; common medical uses include oxygen therapy, hyperbaric medicine, and space suits.
    • Hyperbaric (high-pressure) medicine uses special oxygen chambers to increase the partial pressure of O2 around the patient and, when needed, the medical staff.

  • Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

    • Treatment of poisoning largely consists of administering 100% oxygen or providing hyperbaric oxygen therapy, although the optimum treatment remains controversial.