Gas Laws and Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT)

Class Discussion 7: Gas Laws and Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Your Name Subject and Section Professor’s Name August 27, 2025 Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) relies on almost pure oxygen pressures greater than normal atmospheric levels. Patients who are subjected to HBOT are confined in a pressurized chamber, and much more oxygen can be dissolved in the blood plasma as compared to a normal breathing situation. This treatment is specifically an effective agent in the treatment of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning, decompression sickness, embolisms, diabetic wound management, and severe burns. The advantage of having HBOT is based on the physiological effects of the process and the gas law that dictates how oxygen reacts when under pressure. When carbon monoxide is present, the allocation of CO to hemoglobi...