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    Hypoxia is defined as a low oxygen tension or inadequate oxygen supply to meet metabolic needs. There are several types of hypoxia including hypoxic hypoxaemia caused by low inspired oxygen, anaemic hypoxaemia due to low haemoglobin levels, stagnant hypoxia resulting from inadequate circulation, and histotoxic hypoxia where oxygen cannot be utilized due to poisoning of cytochromes. The causes of hypoxia can include high altitude, low inspired oxygen concentration, hypoventilation, shunts, diffusion impairment, haemoglobinopathies, carbon monoxide poisoning, low cardiac output, hypovolemia, anaphylactic shock, sepsis, and cyanide poisoning.

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    Hypoxia is defined as a low oxygen tension or inadequate oxygen supply to meet metabolic needs. There are several types of hypoxia including hypoxic hypoxaemia caused by low inspired oxygen, anaemic hypoxaemia due to low haemoglobin levels, stagnant hypoxia resulting from inadequate circulation, and histotoxic hypoxia where oxygen cannot be utilized due to poisoning of cytochromes. The causes of hypoxia can include high altitude, low inspired oxygen concentration, hypoventilation, shunts, diffusion impairment, haemoglobinopathies, carbon monoxide poisoning, low cardiac output, hypovolemia, anaphylactic shock, sepsis, and cyanide poisoning.

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    Hypoxia is defined as a low oxygen tension or inadequate oxygen supply to meet metabolic needs. There are several types of hypoxia including hypoxic hypoxaemia caused by low inspired oxygen, anaemic hypoxaemia due to low haemoglobin levels, stagnant hypoxia resulting from inadequate circulation, and histotoxic hypoxia where oxygen cannot be utilized due to poisoning of cytochromes. The causes of hypoxia can include high altitude, low inspired oxygen concentration, hypoventilation, shunts, diffusion impairment, haemoglobinopathies, carbon monoxide poisoning, low cardiac output, hypovolemia, anaphylactic shock, sepsis, and cyanide poisoning.

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    HYPOXIA

    • Definition

    • Types

    • Causes
    Definition

    • Low oxygen tension.

    • Inadequate oxygen pressure to meet metabolic needs.

    • Insufficient oxygen supply.

    • Poor utilization of oxygen due to interference


    OTHERS

    • Hypoxaemia. Inadequacy of oxygen tension in the blood.

    • Abnormally low levels of oxygen in the blood.

    • Oxygen deficiency in the blood( transport vehicle).


    TYPES

    • Hypoxic hypoxaemia

    • Anaemic hypoxaemia

    • Stagnant hypoxia

    • Histotoxic hypoxia
    HYPOXIC HYPOXAEMIA

    • Low levels from source

    • High altitude

    • Low inspired oxygen concentration

    • Hypoventilation

    • Shunts

    • Diffusion impairment
    Anaemic hypoxia

    • Haemoglobin level is low.

    • Low oxygen carrying capacity of arterial blood.

    • EG. Haemoglobinopathies

    • Methaemoglobinemia

    • Carbon monoxide poisoning.


    Stagnant hypoxia

    • Results from inadequate circulation.

    • Low cardiac output state.

    • Hypovolemia

    • Anaphylactic shock
    Histotoxic hypoxia

    • Cytochrome( final pathway) are poisoned by cyanide.

    • Sepsis

    • Here oxygen is available but can not be utilised.


    Cyanosis

    • Blueness of skin, mucous membrane.

    • 3g or 5g of deoxygenated haemoglobin per 100ml of blood.

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