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Postoperative hypoxia is considered a postoperative pulmonary complication. This can be caused by lack of alveolar ventilation, lack of alveolar perfusion, or decreased alveolar diffusion. (Alveolar: Pertaining to the alveoli, the tiny air sacs in the lungs where the exchange of gasses occurs) So, yes, withing 48 hours or so, this can develop.
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∙ 11y agoHypoxemia is low levels of oxygen in the blood and can be caused by numerous things - usually lung disease.
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∙ 12y agoHypoxia is th lack of oxygen to your bodies cells. Anything that prevents oxygenation will lead to hypoxia.
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∙ 13y agoCarbon monoxide poisoning probably would be the most common cause.
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∙ 13y agoYes because hypoventilation causes decreased o2 in the lungs and a build up of co2. That contributes to hypoxemia which is too much co2 in your blood.
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Does lack of oxygen in body causes leukeamia?
Lack of oxygen in the body causes hypoxia or cyanosis. Leukemia is the name given to blood and bone marrow cancers. Hypoxia is not a cause of cancer.
Possible causes of hypoxia include?
Cardiac arrest is the most common condition that causes cerebral hypoxia. When the heart stops pumping, oxygen-rich blood cannot be delivered to vital organs such as the brain. Hypoxia to the brain causes irreversible brain damage after two minutes.
Oxygen deficiency is called hypoxia Suggest two possible causes of inadequate delivery of oxygen to the body tissues?
blood clot in the lung anemia
How do you use the word hypoxia in a sentence?
Here are some sentences.She was suffering from hypoxia.The doctor diagnosed hypoxia.
What causes hypoxia in person with COPD?
Hypoxia is where there is low oxygen concentrations in the tissures so therefore this must be due to the lack of oxygen in the blood due to poor/lack of gas exchange caused by the copd
What is the sentence for hypoxia?
Hypoxia can occur in healthy people when they ascend to high altitudes.
Lack of oxygen in the blood?
This deficiency is called hypoxia or hypoxemia.This deficiency is called hypoxia or hypoxemia.
What are the effect hypoxia?
Hypoxia has many different effects of the human body. Some of which include: nausea, headaches, faintness, extreme lethargy and brain dysfunction.
What element relieves hypoxia?
Oxygen relieves hypoxia.
How is Hypoxia cured?
Hypoxia can be treated with oxygen therapy
Hypoxia is a particular issue for mountain climbers What is your body short on if you have hypoxia?
Oxygen
What are some associate with hypoxia?
it effects the mussels and brain eye sight hearing walking .
