Hypoxemia

Hypoxemia (from the Greek  ὑπό hypo 'under' and Oxygenium and from the Greek  αἷμα haima 'blood') is defined as a reduced oxygen content (C _a O ₂ ) in the arterial blood.

The normal value depends on age and gender and is usually 18.6% by volume for women and 20.4% by volume for men. The oxygen content is calculated using the parameters S _a O ₂ ( oxygen saturation of the hemoglobin in the arterial blood), the hemoglobin concentration in the arterial blood (given in g / dl) and the oxygen partial pressure (p _a O ₂ ).

Falling below the C _a O ₂ below 12% by volume is considered critical. Causes include anemia , respiratory failure, and carbon monoxide poisoning, among others .

See also

• Hypoxia

literature

• Herbert Renz-Polster u. a .: Basic textbook internal medicine . 3. Edition. Urban and Fischer, Munich 2004, ISBN 3-437-41052-0 .
• Hans Walter Striebel: Anesthesia, intensive care medicine, emergency medicine . 7th edition. Schattauer Stuttgart 2009, ISBN 978-3-7945-2635-2 .
• Reinhard Larsen: anesthesia . 2nd Edition. Urban and Schwarzenberg, Munich 1987, ISBN 3-541-11002-3 .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Renate Wahrig-Burfeind (Ed.): True. Illustrated dictionary of the German language . ADAC-Verlag, Munich 2004, ISBN 3-577-10051-6 , pp. 405 .
2. ^ Hans Walter Striebel: Anesthesia, intensive care medicine, emergency medicine. P. 345; Schattauer Verlag 2009, 7th edition, ISBN 978-3-7945-2635-2 .
3. ↑ Reinhard Larsen: Anesthesia. S. 81, Urban & Schwarzenberg 1987, 2nd edition, ISBN 3-541-11002-3 .

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