Multiple choice

Mr. Sharma is a hypoxic patient. His blood gas measurements indicate that his systemic arterial oxygen content is normal but his systemic venous oxygen content is low. This is the characteristic of

  1. diffusion limitation

  2. perfusion limitation

  3. anemic hypoxia

  4. stagnant hypoxia
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Stagnant hypoxia occurs when something obstructs the flow of the blood carrying an adequate amount of oxygen. The major causes include heart attack, pulmonary embolism, chronic alveolar hypoventilation and choking.

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