Hypoxic hypoxia

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

You have new messages (last change).
For other uses of the term "hypoxia", see hypoxia.

Hypoxic hypoxia is hypoxia resulting from a defective mechanism of oxygenation in the lungs; may be caused by a low tension of oxygen, abnormal pulmonary function or respiratory obstruction, or a right-to-left shunt in the heart.

This medical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org../../../h/y/p/Hypoxic_hypoxia.html"