Oxygen Therapy in Cardiac Patients: When It Helps, When It Harms, and Nursing Steps
When it comes to cardiac care, oxygen therapy has long been an established procedure, particularly for patients experiencing acute myocardial infarction (AMI). However, emerging evidence challenges routine administration, highlighting potential risks, including coronary vasoconstriction and oxidative stress that could worsen outcomes in normoxic patients, or patients who have a normal oxygen level in their blood. […]