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Oxygen toxicity — Classification and external resources In 1942–43 the UK Government carried out extensive testing for oxygen toxicity in divers. The chamber is pressurised with air to 3.7 … Wikipedia
Oxygen-haemoglobin dissociation curve — The oxygen haemoglobin dissociation curve plots the proportion of hemoglobin in its saturated form on the vertical axis against the prevailing oxygen tension on the horizontal axis. The oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve is an important tool for… … Wikipedia
Oxygen–haemoglobin dissociation curve — The oxygen–haemoglobin dissociation curve (or oxygen–hemoglobin dissociation curve) plots the proportion of haemoglobin in its saturated form on the vertical axis against the prevailing oxygen tension on the horizontal axis. The oxyhaemoglobin… … Wikipedia
Oxygen window in technical diving — Contents 1 Background 2 Application 3 References 4 A … Wikipedia
tensión crítica de oxígeno — Eng. Critical oxygen tension Ver necesidades críticas de oxígeno … Diccionario de oftalmología
Tension myositis syndrome — (TMS ) is a name given by Dr. John E. Sarno to a condition he describes as characterized by psychosomatic musculoskeletal and nerve symptoms, most notably back pain.cite journal | author=Schechter D, Smith AP, Beck J, Roach J, Karim R, Azen S |… … Wikipedia
tension-time index — n a measure of ventricular work and oxygen demand that is found by multiplying the average pressure in the ventricle during the period in which it ejects blood by the time it takes to do this … Medical dictionary
Tension — 1) The pressure within a vessel, such as blood pressure: the pressure within the blood vessels. For example, elevated blood pressure is referred to as hypertension. 2) Stress, especially stress that is translated into clenched scalp muscles and… … Medical dictionary
alveolar-arterial oxygen gradient — the difference between the predicted alveolar oxygen tension (PAO2) and the measured arterial oxygen tension (PO2); it is elevated in pulmonary conditions in which there is impaired gas exchange … Medical dictionary
blood — bloodlike, adj. /blud/, n. 1. the fluid that circulates in the principal vascular system of human beings and other vertebrates, in humans consisting of plasma in which the red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets are suspended. 2. the… … Universalium
