Patient was educated that risk factors for hypoxia include various conditions that can set grounds for onset of hypoxic symptoms. Some of the conditions leading to hypoxia are as follows:
- High altitude
- Partial pressure of oxygen is the force maintaining oxygen bound to hemoglobin and it is only the oxygen bound to hemoglobin that is picked up by tissues.
- At high altitudes, partial pressures are low and so, oxygen binding to hemoglobin also is low. So, oxygen delivery to tissues will be low, resulting in hypoxia.
- Anemia
- It is only the oxygen bound to hemoglobin that is picked up by tissues.
- Low iron and hemoglobin levels obviously translate into less oxygen carriage and so, tissues receive less amount of oxygen and lead to hypoxia.
