Meaning of overoxygenate | Babel Free

Definitions

To oxygenate excessively, that is, to give (a patient) too much oxygen therapy.

Examples

“If an attempt is made to use a low-flow oxygen device when a patient is in a labile period, the respiratory therapist will be unable to accurately adjust the oxygen flow to compensate for rapid changes in breathing pattern and may either overoxygenate or underoxygenate the patient.”

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