Pediatric patients that received chest compressions for cardiac arrest faced a reduced likelihood for survival to hospital discharge if they had hypoxemia or hypercapnia in the first 24 hours ...

Hypoxemia is infrequent during early trauma care and unaffected by oxygen strategy, according to a TRAUMOX2 substudy.

Common symptoms include shortness of breath, cough, chest pain, and fever. Physical examination often reveals hypoxemia and tachycardia.

A 75-year-old man was admitted to the hospital because of dyspnea and hypoxemia. CT of the chest showed a cavitary lesion in the right upper lobe and masses in both lower lobes. A diagnosis was made.