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Noun
(medicine) An abnormal deficiency in the concentration of oxygen in the blood, be it the partial pressure of oxygen (mm Hg), the content of oxygen (ml oxygen per dl of blood) or the per cent saturation of the blood's hemoglobin, singly or in combination.
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In addition to the effects of hypoxemia, a major factor is excessive loading of the inspiratory muscles.
Arterial hypoxemia, a frequent complication of lung disease, can lead to pulmonary hypertension and cor pulmonale.
Adverse outcomes during sedation usually have hypoxemia as a common pathway after hypoventilation or apnea leading to brain injury or death.
During a relapse, respiratory muscle weakness can precipitate hypoxemia and hypercapnia of rapid onset.
Progressive pulmonary fibrosis occurs in 10 percent of patients and, along with myositis of the respiratory muscles, may lead to hypoxemia.
Indications for postoperative mechanical ventilation are respiratory acidosis, severe hypoxemia, atelectasis, and pneumonia.
