Asphyxia

Introduction: Asphyxia

Asphyxia: Inability to breath and suffocation. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Asphyxia is available below.

Symptoms of Asphyxia

• Breathing difficulty
• Rapid pulse
• High blood pressure
• Cyanosis
• Convulsions

See full list of 8 symptoms of Asphyxia

Medical Textbooks Online about Asphyxia

Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Wrongly Diagnosed with Asphyxia?

• Underlying causes of Asphyxia (possibly wrongly diagnosed)

Causes of Asphyxia

• Choking
• Foreign body
• Suffocation
• Toxin fumes
• Carbon monoxide poisoning

See full list of 15 causes of Asphyxia

More information about causes of Asphyxia:

• Underlying causes of Asphyxia
• Asphyxia as a complication caused by other conditions

Treatments for Asphyxia

• First aid to remove foreign body
• Emergency rescuscitation
• Expired Air Rescuscitation (EAR)
• Cardio-Pulmonary Rescuscitation (CPR)

Read more about treatments for Asphyxia

Videos for Asphyxia

Patient Surveys for Asphyxia

• Patient Profile Survey
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• Survey about the symptoms of your Asphyxia
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Reseach about Asphyxia

Visit our research pages for current research about Asphyxia treatments.

Clinical Trials for Asphyxia

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 Asphyxia include:

• Antenatal Allopurinol During Fetal Hypoxia. - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - allopurinol
• Body Cooling for Birth Asphyxia in Term Infants - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Neonatal Resuscitation in Zambia - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• First Breath: Neonatal Resuscitation in Developing Countries - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Esophageal Motility and Airway Defenses Among Infants - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)

See full list of 8 Clinical Trials for Asphyxia

Statistics for Asphyxia

• Medical statistics for Asphyxia
• Death and Mortality statistics for Asphyxia
• Society statistics for Asphyxia

Types of Asphyxia

• Birth asphyxia

Read more about Types of Asphyxia

Medical Guidebooks and Ebooks for Asphyxia

• Icon Health Sourcebook for Asphyxia

See all guides and ebooks for Asphyxia

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Definitions of Asphyxia:

A condition in which insufficient or no oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged on a ventilatory basis; caused by choking or drowning or electric shock or poison gas - (Source - WordNet 2.1)