You measured the following information on a patient.
Blood volume = 5 liters, Hematocrit = 47%
Hemoglobin concentration = 12.3 g/dL whole blood
Total amount of oxygen carried in blood prior to incident = 1020 mLO2
Arterial plasma PO2 = 100 mm Hg
You know that when the patient’s PO2 is 100 mm Hg, the patient’splasma contained 0.3 mL O2/dL and that hemoglobin was 98%saturated. Unfortunately, the patient reacted poorly to a treatmentand a subsequent blood test revealed a hematocrit of 40%. Estimatewhat hemoglobin concentration (g/dL whole blood) would be needed tomaintain the same level of total oxygenation measured prior to thereaction assuming no change in Hb carrying capacity before andafter the incident? PLEASE UPLOAD A PDF OF YOUR WORK.
