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What is too much oxygen in the blood called?

Published in Blood Oxygen Levels 1 min read

Too much oxygen in the blood is called hyperoxia, and can lead to oxygen toxicity or oxygen poisoning.

Breathing oxygen at higher than normal partial pressure causes hyperoxia, which can then trigger adverse effects. The reference material specifically mentions that breathing oxygen at higher than normal partial pressure leads to hyperoxia and can cause oxygen toxicity or oxygen poisoning.

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