Definition of hypoxaemia in English:
hypoxaemia
(US hypoxemia)
nounˌhʌɪpɒkˈsiːmɪəˌhīpäkˈsēmēə
mass nounMedicine 1An abnormally low concentration of oxygen in the blood.
Example sentencesExamples
- Indications for postoperative mechanical ventilation are respiratory acidosis, severe hypoxemia, atelectasis, and pneumonia.
- Correcting a functional abnormality, such as hypoxemia with oxygen therapy, can preserve life while the lung undergoes healing.
- In addition to the effects of hypoxemia, a major factor is excessive loading of the inspiratory muscles.
- However, the mechanism of hypoxemia in liver disease may not be simple.
- The patients with the worst lung function experienced more severe nocturnal hypoxemia with exacerbations.
- Hypoxemia is often observed in patients with chronic liver diseases in the absence of intrinsic lung disease.
- The absence of tachypnoea is the most useful sign for ruling out pneumonia and hypoxaemia.
- People with borderline hypoxaemia at sea level may also need supplementary oxygen to avoid becoming compromised at altitude.
- Adults with cystic fibrosis are susceptible to hypoxemia, hypercapnia, arousal from sleep, and neurobehavioral impairment.
- Atelectasis can be responsible for fever and hypoxemia post-operatively.
- 1.1Ecology Oxygen deficiency in a biotic environment.
Origin
Late 19th century: from hypo- (denoting an element in a low valency) + oxygen + -aemia.