Hypoxia: Causes, Symptoms, Therapy
Brief overview What is hypoxia? Insufficient oxygen supply in the body or in a part of the body. Causes: e.g. low oxygen pressure in the arterial blood due to disease (e.g. asthma, COPD, pneumonia), certain disorders of the blood circulation (right-left shunt), heart attack, thrombosis, reduced ability of the blood to transport oxygen, certain poisonings. … Hypoxia: Causes, Symptoms, Therapy