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  2. Hypoxia (medicine) - Wikipedia

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    Treatment will depend on the cause of hypoxia. If it is determined that there is an external cause, and it can be removed, then treatment may be limited to support ...

  3. Altitude sickness - Wikipedia

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    Treatment: Descent to lower altitude, sufficient fluids [1] [2] Medication: ... The hypoxia leads to an increase in minute ventilation (hence both low CO 2, and ...

  4. Hypoxemia - Wikipedia

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    Tissue hypoxia refers to low levels of oxygen in the tissues of the body and the term hypoxia is a general term for low levels of oxygen. [2] Hypoxemia is usually caused by pulmonary disease whereas tissue oxygenation requires additionally adequate circulation of blood and perfusion of tissue to meet metabolic demands. [4]

  5. Respiratory failure - Wikipedia

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    Treatment of the underlying cause is required, if possible. The treatment of acute respiratory failure may involve medication such as bronchodilators (for airways disease), [ 7 ] [ 8 ] antibiotics (for infections), glucocorticoids (for numerous causes), diuretics (for pulmonary oedema), amongst others.

  6. Cerebral hypoxia - Wikipedia

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    Cerebral hypoxia is a form of hypoxia (reduced supply of oxygen), ... In severe cases treatment may also involve life support and damage control measures.

  7. Oxygen saturation (medicine) - Wikipedia

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    An SaO 2 (arterial oxygen saturation) value below 90% causes hypoxia (which can also be caused by anemia). Hypoxia due to low SaO 2 is indicated by cyanosis, but oxygen saturation does not directly reflect tissue oxygenation. The affinity of hemoglobin to oxygen may impair or enhance oxygen release at the tissue level.

  8. Dying To Be Free - The Huffington Post

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    AA’s meetings, with their folding chairs and donated coffee, were intended as a judgment-free space for addicts to talk about their problems. Treatment facilities were designed for discipline. Something else has been lost with the institutionalization of the 12 steps over the years: Bill Wilson’s openness to medical intervention.

  9. Reperfusion injury - Wikipedia

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    Reperfusion injury, sometimes called ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) or reoxygenation injury, is the tissue damage caused when blood supply returns to tissue (re-+ perfusion) after a period of ischemia or lack of oxygen (anoxia or hypoxia).