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Given the Following Blood Parameters, Compute the Total O2 Content

Question 74

Question 74

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Given the following blood parameters, compute the total O2 content (dissolved + HbO2) of the blood in ml/dl: Hb = 18; PO2 = 40 mm Hg; SO2 = 73%.


A) 16.5 ml/dl
B) 17.7 ml/dl
C) 18.6 ml/dl
D) 19.5 ml/dl

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