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Hypoxic Drive Condition Chronically Low Levels Oxygen Blood

Front What is the hypoxic drive?
Back This is a condition in which chronically low levels of oxygen in the blood stimulate the respiratory drive; it is seen in patients with end-stage C.O.P.D.

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