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Alcohol and certain drugs can cause which type of hypoxia?

Histotoxic hypoxia, where cells can't use the oxygen.

  1. Histotoxic hypoxia ✔
  2. Hypoxic hypoxia
  3. Stagnant hypoxia

Why: In histotoxic hypoxia, enough oxygen reaches the cells, but the cells cannot use it. 'Histo' means tissues and 'toxic' means poisonous. Alcohol, narcotics and poisons can cause it.

Huh, didn't know that: The IMSAFE checklist asks a pilot whether they have been drinking within 8 hours, and within 24 hours.

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What did one cell say when his sister stepped on his foot? Mitosis.
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Sources

  1. FAA Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge (FAA-H-8083-25C), Chapter 17 https://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/aviation/faa-h-8083-25c.pdf

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