Acute hypoxia

external

• Causes

  • Upper airway obstruction
  • Pulmonary embolus
  • Apnoea
  • High altitude
  • Left-shift of haemoglobin dissociation curve
  • Adult respiratory distress syndrome
  • General anaesthetic

• Effects

  • Delirium
  • Cerebral infarction
  • Seizure
  • Drowsiness
  • Coma
  • Sickle cell crisis
  • Acute coronary syndrome
  • Asystole

• Parents

  • Hypoxaemia

• Treatments

  • Oxygen