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What is worse hypoxia or hypoxemia?

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Hypoxia is inadequate oxygen tension at the cellular level, ( low oxygen in Your tissue) characterized by tachycardia, hypertension, peripheral vasoconstriction, dizziness and mental confusion. Example Asthma.

Hypoxemia is an abnormal deficiency in the concentration of oxygen in arterial blood; low oxygen in your blood which causes hypoxia.

So hypoxia will be worse because it’s the last stage of hypoxemia.
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