Hypoxia (medical)
Hypoxia[1] is a condition in which the body or a part of the body is lacking oxygen supply at the tissue level.
| Hypoxia | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Hypoxiation, lack of oxygen, low blood oxygen, oxygen starvation |
 | |
| Cyanosis of the hand in an elderly person with low oxygen saturation | |
| Symptoms | Cyanosis, numbness or pins and needles feeling of the extremities |
| Complications | Gangrene, necrosis |
| Risk factors | Diabetes, coronary artery disease, heart attack, stroke, embolism, thrombosis, deep-vein thrombosis, tobacco smoking |
Hypoxia may be classified as either generalized, affecting the whole body, or local, affecting a region of the body.
Hypoxia (medical) Media
Vascular ischemia of the toes with characteristic cyanosis
References
- ↑ Samuel, Jacob; Franklin, Cory (2008). Common Surgical Diseases. New York: Springer. pp. 391–94. doi:10.1007/978-0-387-75246-4_97. ISBN 9780387752457.
