| Type of hypoxia | Pathophysiology | Arterial PO2 | O2 content of arterial blood | Examples |
| Anemic Hypoxia | Due to reduced O2 carrying capacity | Normal | Reduced | Anemia (Reduced RBC, Reduced Hb) CO poisoning |
| Hypoxic Hypoxia | Inadequate gas exchange | Reduced | Reduced | High altitude Respiratory disease |
| Histotoxic Hypoxia | Inability of cells to utilize available O2 | Normal | Normal | Cyanide poisoning |
| Stagnant Hypoxia | due to slow circulation | Normal | Normal | Circulatory Shock Congestive heart failure |
Sunday, 3 June 2012
Types of Hypoxia
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