title: Diagnosis and management of hypoxemia.
abstract: The following steps are necessary in the successful management of hypoxia: 1. Establish the presence of hypoxemia with measurements of arterial blood gases. 2. Search for signs of tissue hypoxia. 3. Assign a physiologic cause for hypoxemia. 4. Begin oxygen therapy by a method appropriate to underlying pathophysiologic mechanism, as outlined in Table 2. 5. Repeat arterial blood gas measurements to assure adequate reversal of hypoxemia. 6. Treat any underlying disease(s).
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D006935:Hypercapnia / Q000628:therapy; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D010100:Oxygen / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000502:physiology; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy
chemical_list: D010100:Oxygen