Assumed terms
- Oxygen transport to cells
Types of hypoxia
| According to the cause |
According to the progress
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- hypoxic
- stagnant (ischemic)
- anemic
- histotoxic
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Causes of hypoxia
| Normal lungs |
Damaged lungs |
Veno-arterial shunts |
Impairment of oxygen transport by blood |
Disorder of tissue oxygenation
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- lack of oxygen in the air
- breathing regulation disorder
- neuromuscular disorders of respiratory muscles
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- airway obstruction
- hypoventilation
- uneven V/Q
- diffusion disorder
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- anemia
- hemoglobin disorder
- general or local circulatory insufficiency
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- tissue edema
- abnormal tissue demands for oxygen
- poisoning of cellular enzymes
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Compensation mechanisms
- Respiration
- Circulation
- Tissue adaptation to chronic hypoxia
Consequences
Treatment
Links
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Source
VÍZEK, Martin. Repetitorium [online]. [cit. 2023-03-17]. <https://web.archive.org/web/20130512032641/http://pf.lf2.cuni.cz/vyuka/repetitorium.html>.