7) Hypoxia

Question 1

What is Hypoxia ?

Answer 1

It is a condition wherein there is not enough oxygen available to the blood and body tissues

Question 2

Does it affect the whole body ?

Answer 2

Yes , it can. However there are also cases of it affecting only a local region (specific part)

Question 3

What happens when there is Hypoxia ?

Answer 3

1) Lethargic feeling in the whole body as enough blood doesn’t reach the brain
2) Confusions and mental disruptions
3) Usually <90% reading in pulse oximeter shows insufficient oxygen levels leading to Hypoxia. However <80% reading is dangerous to life (damage to organs)

Question 4

What is Pulse oximeter ?

Answer 4

It is a test/device used to measure the oxygen level of the blood . It measures the saturation of oxygen in RBCs

Question 5

What is a new phenomena in regard to this ?

Answer 5

SILENT HYPOXIA – It is also an oxygen deprivation but is harder to detect than regular hypoxia as Patients appear to be less in distress

Question 6

Why is this so significant ?

Answer 6

COVID-19 patients are found to have Silent Hypoxia symptoms