Anoxia

Anoxia: Introduction

Anoxia: Specifically, anoxia is a condition in which there is an absence of oxygen supply to an organ's tissues although there is adequate blood flow to ... more about Anoxia.

Anoxia: Lack of oxygen to the body's tissues. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Anoxia is available below.

Symptoms of Anoxia

• Unconsciousness
• Seizures
• Myoclonic jerks
• Neck stiffness
• more symptoms...»

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Anoxia:

• Brain & Neurological Disorders: Related Home Testing:
  • ADHD -- Home Tests
  • Drug Screening Kits
• more tests...»

Anoxia: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Anoxia:

• Mental confusion
• Personality regression (see Personality change)
• Parietal lobe syndromes
• Amnesia
• Hallucinations
• Memory loss
• more complications...»

Medical Textbooks Online about Anoxia

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Anoxia?

• Misdiagnosis of Anoxia
• Failure to diagnose Anoxia
• Hidden causes of Anoxia (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Anoxia

Anoxia: Self Assessment Tools

• Stroke -- Self Assessment Tools
• more tools...»

Anoxia: Marketplace Products, Discounts & Offers

Products, offers and promotion categories available for Anoxia:

• Stroke
• Brain
• more product offers...»

Anoxia: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Brain & Neurological Disorders: Undiagnosed:
  • Adult ADHD -- Undiagnosed - ADHD can be undiagnosed in adults.
  • ADHD -- Undiagnosed
  • Alzheimer Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Migraine -- Undiagnosed
  • Concentration Disorders -- Undiagnosed
  • Stroke -- Undiagnosed
  • Bipolar Disorder -- Undiagnosed
  • Schizophrenia -- Undiagnosed
  • Epilepsy -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Misdiagnosis and Anoxia

Undiagnosed stroke leads to misdiagnosed aphasia: BBC News UK reported on a man who had been institutionalized and treated for mental illness because he suffered from sudden inability to speak. This was initially misdiagnosed as a "nervous...read more »

Dementia may be a drug interaction: A common scenario in aged care is for a patient to show mental decline to dementia. Whereas this can, of course, occur due to various medical conditions,...read more »

Mild traumatic brain injury often remains undiagnosed: Although the symptoms of severe brain injury are hard to miss, it is less clear for milder injuries, or even those causing...read more »

MTBI misdiagnosed as balance problem: When a person has symptoms such as vertigo or dizziness, a diagnosis of brain injury may go overlooked. This is particularly true of mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI), for...read more »

Brain pressure condition often misdiagnosed as dementia: A condition that results from an excessive pressure of CSF within the brain is often misdiagnosed. It may be misdiagnosed as ...read more »

Post-concussive brain injury often misdiagnosed: A study found that soldiers who had suffered a concussive injury in battle often were misdiagnosed on...read more »

Children with migraine often misdiagnosed: A migraine often fails to be correctly diagnosed in pediatric patients. These patients are not the typical migraine sufferers, but migraines can also occur in children. See misdiagnosis...read more »

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Anoxia: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Neurology (Brain/CNS Specialists):
  • Neurology (Brain/CNS Specialists)
  • Pediatric Neurology (Child Brain Specialist)
  • Pediatric Neurosurgery (Child Neurosurgeon)
  • Clinical Neurophysiology
  • Neurodevelopment Disabilities
  • Neurosurgery (Brain Surgery)
  • Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine (Nerve/Muscle/Bone Specialists)
  • Neuroradiology
  • Vascular Neurology
  • Neuropathology
  • Otology / Neurotology (Ear/Hearing Specialists)
• Stroke & Vascular Specialists:
  • Vascular Neurology (Brain Blood Vessels)
  • Vascular & Interventional Radiology
  • Vascular Surgery (Blood Vessel Surgeon)
  • Neuropathology (Brain Diagnostics)
• Senior Health Specialists (Geriatrics):
  • Geriatric Medicine (Senior Health Specialist)
  • Geriatric Psychiatry (Senior Mental Health)
• more specialists...»

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Anoxia: Rare Types

Rare types of diseases and disorders in related medical categories:

• Brain & Neurological Disorders: Rare Types:
  • Adult ADHD -- Rare Types
  • ADHD -- Rare Types
  • Alzheimer Disease -- Rare Types
  • Migraine -- Rare Types
  • Concentration Disorders -- Rare Types
  • Stroke -- Rare Types
  • Bipolar Disorder -- Rare Types
  • Schizophrenia -- Rare Types
  • Epilepsy -- Rare Types
• more rare diseases...»

Causes of Anoxia

• Heart attack
• Severe asthma
• Smoke inhalation
• Carbon monoxide inhalation
• High altitude exposure
• more causes...»

See full list of 68 causes of Anoxia

More information about causes of Anoxia:

• Underlying causes of Anoxia
• Anoxia as a complication caused by other conditions
• Anoxia as a symptom

Treatments for Anoxia

• Restoring oxygen supply
• Cardiovascular restoration
• Preventing pneumonia
• more treatments...»

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Patient Surveys for Anoxia

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Prognosis for Anoxia

Prognosis for Anoxia: If the patient's respiratory and cardiovascular systems can be supported properly, recovery may occur, but depends upon the severity of injury. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Anoxia-Hypoxia Information Page: NINDS)

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Reseach about Anoxia

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Clinical Trials for Anoxia

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Anoxia include:

• Effects of Inhaled Nitric Oxide in the Treatment of Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure (AHRF) in Pediatrics - This study has been terminated (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - INOmax (nitric oxide for inhalation)
• Inhaled Nitric Oxide in Neonates With Elevated A-a DO2 Gradients Not Requiring Mechanical Ventilation - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - INOmax (nitric oxide for inhalation)
• The Physiological Impact of N95 Masks on Medical Staff - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Comparison of Humidification Devices During Non Invasive Ventilation, in Acute Respiratory Failure - This study has been terminated (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Infant Heart Surgery: Central Nervous System Sequelae of Circulatory Arrest - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• more trials...»

See full list of 13 Clinical Trials for Anoxia

Anoxia: Broader Related Topics

• Physical conditions
• Brain conditions
• more types...»

Types of Anoxia

Stories from Users Related to Anoxia

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• Respiratory failure (unconscious)
• hypoxia, just diagnosed tracheomalacia

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Article Excerpts about Anoxia

Specifically, anoxia is a condition in which there is an absence of oxygen supply to an organ's tissues although there is adequate blood flow to the tissue. Hypoxia is a condition in which there is a decrease of oxygen to the tissue in spite of adequate blood flow to the tissue. Anoxia and hypoxia, however, are often used interchangeably—without regard to their specific meanings—to describe a condition that occurs in an organ when there is a diminished supply of oxygen to the organ's tissues. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Anoxia-Hypoxia Information Page: NINDS)

Definitions of Anoxia:

Failure to adequately provide oxygen to cells of the body and to remove excess carbon dioxide from them. (Stedman, 25th ed) - (Source - Diseases Database)

Severe hypoxia; absence of oxygen in inspired gases or in arterial blood or in the tissues - (Source - WordNet 2.1)