Hypoxia is the common cause of cell injury and all of the mentioned are causes of hypoxia, except:: (A) Ischemia, (B) Respiratory failure, (C) Carbon monoxide poisoning, (D) All of the above
Answer is D. Hypoxia is an extremely impoant and common cause of cell injury and cell death. Causes of hypoxia include:- Reduced blood flow (ischemia) Inadequate oxygenation of the blood due to cardiorespiratory failure Decreased oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood, as in anemia or carbon monoxide poisoning (producing a stable carbon monoxyhemoglobin that blocks oxygen carriage) or after severe blood loss.