Reduced oxygen supply/Repetitorium

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Assumed terms[edit | edit source]

  • Oxygen transport to cells

Types of hypoxia[edit | edit source]

According to the cause According to the progress
  • hypoxic
  • stagnant (ischemic)
  • anemic
  • histotoxic
  • acute
  • chronic

Causes of hypoxia[edit | edit source]

Normal lungs Damaged lungs Veno-arterial shunts Impairment of oxygen transport by blood Disorder of tissue oxygenation
  • lack of oxygen in the air
  • breathing regulation disorder
  • neuromuscular disorders of respiratory muscles
  • airway obstruction
  • hypoventilation
  • uneven V/Q
  • diffusion disorder
  • anemia
  • hemoglobin disorder
  • general or local circulatory insufficiency
  • tissue edema
  • abnormal tissue demands for oxygen
  • poisoning of cellular enzymes

Compensation mechanisms[edit | edit source]

  1. Respiration
  2. Circulation
  3. Tissue adaptation to chronic hypoxia

Consequences[edit | edit source]

Treatment[edit | edit source]

Links[edit | edit source]

Related Articles[edit | edit source]

Source[edit | edit source]

VÍZEK, Martin. Repetitorium [online]. [cit. 2023-03-17]. <https://web.archive.org/web/20130512032641/http://pf.lf2.cuni.cz/vyuka/repetitorium.html>.

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