causes for hypoxemia
Four causes of hypoxemia: Abnormal ventilation/perfusion ratios as the major cause of hypoxemia. Lisa Ebihara MD-PhD, Department of Physiology and Biophysics. Read Chapter 5 of West, Respiratory Physiology 7th ed.
Hypoxemia (or hypoxaemia in British English) is an abnormally low level of oxygen in the blood. More specifically, it is oxygen deficiency in arterial blood. Hypoxemia has many causes, often respiratory disorders, and can cause tissue hypoxia as the blood is not supplying enough oxygen to the body.