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• Home oxygen therapy

  Information about home oxygen therapy, also known as home oxygen treatment, including when it's needed, how it's given, the assessment process and safety advice.

• Transient ischaemic attack (TIA) - Causes

  A transient ischaemic attacks (TIA) happens when one of the blood vessels that supply your brain with oxygen-rich blood becomes blocked.

• Newborn respiratory distress syndrome

  Read more about newborn respiratory distress syndrome (NRDS), a serious condition where a newborn baby's lungs cannot provide their body with enough oxygen.

• Pulmonary hypertension - Causes

  Find out what causes pulmonary hypertension. There are a number of underlying conditions that can make the pressure inside the pulmonary arteries increase.

• Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)

  Find out about acute respiratory distress syndrome, including who’s at risk of getting it, the symptoms, how it’s treated and what causes it.

• Epiglottitis

  Find out about epiglottitis, where the flap that covers your windpipe when you swallow (the epiglottis) becomes swollen and covers your windpipe, making it difficult to breathe.

• Toxic shock syndrome

  Find out about toxic shock syndrome (TSS), including what the symptoms are, when to get medical help and how it is treated.

• Anaphylaxis

  NHS information about anaphylaxis, including symptoms, when to get help, treatment and prevention.

• Carbon monoxide poisoning

  Find out about carbon monoxide poisoning, what the symptoms are, what to do if you have it, what causes it, how it's treated and how to prevent it.

• Legionnaires' disease

  Find out more about Legionnaires' disease, an uncommon but serious lung infection you can get from inhaling droplets of water containing bacteria that cause the infection.