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🌱 來自: Huppert’s Notes
Key Terms and Definitions🚧 施工中
Key Terms and Definitions
• Dyspnea: Subjective experience of breathing discomfort, must be self-reported
• Respiratory distress: Presence of increased work of breathing, which signals approaching respiratory collapse; physical exam may reveal high respiratory rate, use of accessory muscles, evidence of acute obstruction (e.g., wheezing, stridor), and/or cyanosis
• Hypoxia: Insufficient delivery of oxygen to tissues/organs, which can result from anemia, hypoxemia, circulatory dysfunction, hypermetabolic states, and/or the presence of histotoxins (e.g., cyanide)
• Hypoxemia: Insufficient oxygenation of arterial blood; directly measured by blood gas