Glossary
Henry's Law
The physical law explaining why pressure forces more oxygen into blood plasma.
Henry's Law states that the amount of a gas dissolved in a liquid is proportional to the pressure of that gas above the liquid. In hyperbaric therapy, raising chamber pressure forces far more oxygen to dissolve directly into blood plasma — the core mechanism of HBOT.
More terms
Hyperoxia
A state of higher-than-normal oxygen levels in tissue.
CPT 99183
The billing code for physician supervision of an HBOT session.
US Navy Treatment Table 6
The standard recompression protocol for serious decompression sickness.
Pneumothorax
A collapsed lung — the one absolute contraindication to HBOT.