Hypoxemia Explained Clearly - Causes, Physiology, Hypoxia, Treatment

Understand hypoxemia and the pulmonary system with clear illustrations from Dr. Seheult of https://www.medcram.com/?utm_source=Y... This video covers the first of the five main causes of hypoxemia: high altitude. Videos 2 through 5 cover other causes of hypoxemia: pulmonary diffusion, hypoventilation, shunting, and ventilation perfusion mismatch (VQ mismatch). Speaker: Roger Seheult, MD Clinical and Exam Preparation Instructor Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine. MedCram: Medical topics explained clearly including: Asthma, COPD, Acute Renal Failure, Mechanical Ventilation, Oxygen Hemoglobin Dissociation Curve, Hypertension, Shock, Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA), Medical Acid Base, VQ Mismatch, Hyponatremia, Liver Function Tests, Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs), Adrenal Gland, Pneumonia Treatment, any many others. New topics are often added weekly- please subscribe to help support MedCram and become notified when new videos have been uploaded. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_... Recommended Audience: Health care professionals and medical students: including physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, respiratory therapists, EMT and paramedics, and many others. Review for USMLE, MCAT, PANCE, NCLEX, NAPLEX, NDBE, RN, RT, MD, DO, PA, NP school and board examinations. More from MedCram: Complete Video library:    / medcram   Facebook:   / medcram   Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/1/+Medcram Twitter:   / medcramvideos   Produced by Kyle Allred PA-C Please note: MedCram medical videos, medical lectures, medical illustrations, and medical animations are for medical educational and exam preparation purposes, and not intended to replace recommendations by your health care provider.