Respiratory System, Respiratory Distress
Words: 2897 Pages: 10 5203n include restlessness, dyspnea, tachypnea, tachycardia, and an elevation in blood pressure. While more prominent signs of severe hypoxia are cyanosis, head bobbing, altered mental status, and seizures. While "Hypoxemia is a below-normal level of oxygen in your blood, specifically in the arteries. Hypoxemia is a sign of a problem related to breathing or circulation, and may result in various symptoms, such as shortness of breath known as dyspnea"(Hypoxemia, par. 1). Signs of hypoxemia are not being able to catch […]