Cerebral oligaemia episode triggers free radical formation and late cognitive deficiencies.
It is suggested that renal failure was due to oligaemia after the loss of albumin into and from the skin.
The severity of oligemia correlates well with hemodynamic abnormality.
Oligemia is considered to be present if, in a given lung region, the pulmonary vasculature is greatly diminished with concomitant hyperlucency of the lung parenchyma.
The chest radiograph showed a small left pleural effusion and oligemia of the right upper lung field.
Derivatives
oligaemic
adjective
Within 2 hours of admission he suddenly went into oligaemic shock.
Example sentencesExamples
In vascular lung disease, which was suspected in our patient, regions of hyperemic (higher attenuation) lung mimic ground-glass infiltrates when seen adjacent to oligemic (lower attenuation) regions of lung.
The onset of oligaemic shock is assessed by monitoring urine flow and, additionally, deep body temperature.
The chest radiograph will show oligaemic lung fields.
Features thought to be associated with neuro-degenerative diseases include oligaemic episodes and increased iron concentrations in discrete brain regions.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from French oligaimie, from Greek oligaimia.