A healthy 24-year-old is breathing room air at rest with an oxygen saturation of
ID: 3473547 • Letter: A
Question
A healthy 24-year-old is breathing room air at rest with an oxygen saturation of 100%. Which intervention would lead to the greatest increase in the oxygen content of his blood?
A healthy 24-year-old is breathing room air at rest with an oxygen saturation of 100%. Which intervention would lead to the greatest increase in the oxygen content of his blood? OGive him a blood tra Give him normal saline to expand his blood volume Have him breathe gas that contains 40% oxygen. None of these therapies will increase the oxygen content of his blood.Explanation / Answer
The following intervention would lead to the increase in oxygen content in the blood.
Give him a blood transfusion to increase the amount of hemoglobin in his blood.
This will increase the oxygen binding capacity as the hemoglobin has the affinity to bind oxygen.