Heliox
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heliox-272-11542006
title:
Heliox
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Heliox is a breathing gas mixture of helium (He) and oxygen (O2). It is used as a medical treatment for patients with difficulty breathing because this mixture generates less resistance than atmospheric air when passing through the airways of the lungs, and thus requires less effort by a patient to breathe in and out of the lungs. It is also used as a breathing gas diluent for deep ambient pressure diving as it is not narcotic at high pressure, and for its low work of breathing. Heliox has been
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A breathing gas mixed from helium and oxygen
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heliox
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2024-01-29T07:10:06Z
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