NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
PATHOLOGY AND GENETICS
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Question
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absence or deficiency of oxygen within the tissues
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apnea
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anoxia
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asphyxia
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asthma
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Hypoxia is low levels of oxygen in your body tissues. It causes symptoms like confusion, restlessness, difficulty breathing, rapid heart rate, and bluish skin.
Detailed explanation-2: -Anemic anoxia is occurs when red blood cells lack the ability to carry sufficient oxygen, either due to a reduction in hemoglobin or due an alteration in the capacity of the hemoglobin to carry oxygen. It may also be the result of a deficiency in red blood cells.
Detailed explanation-3: -Anoxia and hypoxia may be caused by a number of events, such as smoke or carbon monoxide inhalation, high altitude exposure, strangulation, anesthetic accidents, or poisoning.
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