Oxycodone
Oxycodone is the active ingredient in OxyContin. Oxycodone is an opioid, a close relative of morphine, heroin, codeine, fentanyl, and methadone.
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- OxyContin
A prescription painkiller that has become a popular and dangerous recreational drug. Also called “Oxy” in the street. OxyContin is a time-release morphine-like narcotic intended to relieve chronic pain of moderate to severe proportions. One pill of OxyContin is designed to last 12 hours. The active ingredient in OxyContin is oxycodone, an opioid, a close […]
- Oxygen
The odorless gas that is present in the air and necessary to maintain life. Oxygen may be given in a medical setting, either to reduce the volume of other gases in the blood or as a vehicle for delivering anesthetics in gas form. It can be delivered via nasal tubes, an oxygen mask, or an […]
- Oxygen mask
A mask that covers the mouth and nose and is hooked up to an oxygen tank. It delivers oxygen directly to the patient.
- Oxygen tent
A tent-like device that is used in a medical setting to deliver high levels of oxygen to a bedridden patient. The tent covers the entire head and upper body, and oxygen is pumped in from a tank.
- Oxygenate
To add oxygen to any chemical or physical system, including the human body. Oxygenate can also refer to the process of treating a patient with oxygen, or of combining a medication or other substance with oxygen. Hyperbaric oxygenation is an increased amount of oxygen in organs and tissues resulting from the administration of oxygen in […]