| E/BOD | electrolyte biochemical oxygen demand |
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| HALFD | hypertonic albumin-containing fluid demand |
| IDV | intermittent demand ventilation |
| SAID | specific adaptation to imposed demand [principle] |
| delayed coma after hypoxia | Coma that develops a few days to 3 weeks after an acute hypoxic insult; the latter was usually severe enough to cause an initial bout of coma, which cleared, and was followed by a transient interval of apparent normality. Synonym: severe postanoxic encephalopathy. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| diffusion hypoxia | Abrupt transient decrease in alveolar oxygen tension when room air is inhaled at the conclusion of a nitrous oxide anaesthesia, because nitrous oxide diffusing out of the blood dilutes the alveolar oxygen. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ischemic hypoxia | Tissue hypoxia characterised by tissue oligaemia and caused by arterial or arteriolar obstruction or vasoconstriction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| oxygen affinity hypoxia | Hypoxia due to reduced ability of haemoglobin to release oxygen. (05 Mar 2000) |