Sentences with phrase «oxygen conditions cause»

The traditional explanation has been that low - oxygen conditions cause the body to build new red blood cells, making it easier to supply oxygen to muscles and vital organs.

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Landon was diagnosed with hypernatremic dehydration (a high concentration of sodium in the blood), cardiac arrest from hypovolemic shock (a condition where the liquid portion of the blood is dangerously low), and hypoxic - ischemic encephalopathy (a brain injury caused by oxygen deprivation).

The condition can deprive your baby of oxygen and nutrients, and cause severe bleeding that can be dangerous to you both.

This over-the-counter painkiller in rare cases may cause methemoglobinemia, a serious or life - threatening condition that lowers the level of oxygen in the bloodstream.

In rare instances, benzocaine can cause methemoglobinemia, a serious condition in which the amount of oxygen in the blood drops dangerously low.

As for the increase in phosphorus content, it was caused by the phosphorus that in the summer of 2014 flowed in from the deep waters in the north of the Baltic Sea main basin and the phosphorus that was released from the Gulf of Finland's own seabed in the poor oxygen conditions and mixed with the surface layer during last winter.

In this condition, the smallest vessels supplying the retina with oxygen become leaky, causing fluid to swell the central retinal area and impairing the type of vision required for precise activities such as reading.

The latest outbreak of the Ebola family was discovered in July 2008 as the Philippine Department of Agriculture was investigating «blue ear disease» in pigs, a respiratory condition that causes their ears to turn blue from lack of oxygen.

«Similar to the «dead zone» nowadays spreading in the Gulf of Mexico, the soil crisis could have caused a worldwide expanse of uninhabitable low - oxygen conditions in shallow waters,» explains team member Henk Visscher of Utrecht University in the Netherlands.

RoR dams can cause a spike in methylmercury in two ways — they can form small reservoirs, called headponds, which flood soil and create slow - flowing, low - oxygen environments; or they can create higher temperatures in the stream as a result of the reduced flow conditions when portions of the stream are diverted to the turbines.

In sickle cell disease, a mutation in the beta - globin gene causes hemoglobin to polymerize under low - oxygen conditions in body tissues, deforming red blood cells.

Overall, the research found that the most common type of condition that contributed to brain injuries was damage caused by lack of oxygen to the brain, called hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy; this is seen mainly in full term babies.

Aquatic species richness and abundance can decline, and in extreme cases salinization can prevent lakes from mixing - causing low oxygen conditions that smother aquatic life and reduce water quality.

Known as the «sulfur pearl of Namibia,» this anaerobic species digests organic matter under low - oxygen (or no - oxygen) conditions that are caused by high rates of phytoplankton growth in the Benguela upwelling zone, and the subsequent decay of large masses of dead phytoplankton that have fallen to the seafloor.

Angina is a condition where not enough oxygen reaches the heart muscle and it is most commonly caused by atherosclerosis (stiffening of the blood vessels).

This relates to a lean fuel condition which can be caused by many different things such as: Intake air leaks Faulty front heated oxygen sensor Ignition misfiring Faulty fuel injectors Exhaust gas leaks Incorrect fuel pressure Lack of fuel...

The condition is generally caused by damage to the brain, but the injury may be the result of any number of things such as trauma, oxygen deprivation, infection, stroke, chemical imbalance in the body, or drug abuse.

This condition is caused by your dog not getting enough oxygen to their tissues and is almost always associated with edema in the lungs or the chest cavity.

Garlic and onions are dangerous because they damage oxygen - carrying red blood cells, causing a condition called Heinz body anemia.

I knew he needed oxygen tanks, but apparently, at 89 - years - old, he has a lung condition caused by inhaling studio fumes.

Cerebral palsy is a condition which is caused by oxygen deprivation or a shortage of oxygen supply to the brain during birth.

Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) is a condition which causes the newborn baby's brain cells to die due to lack of oxygen supply, causing permanent brain damage.

Lack of adequate oxygen, also called asphyxia, can cause this condition.