A healthy 24-year-old is breathing room air at rest with an oxygen saturation of

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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?

Give him a blood transfusion to increase the amount of hemoglobin in his blood. 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. 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?

Give him a blood transfusion to increase the amount of hemoglobin in his blood. 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. 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?

Give him a blood transfusion to increase the amount of hemoglobin in his blood. 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 correct answer should be blood transfusion.

Blood transfusion is the best method to increase oxygen delivery to tissues.As hemoglobin will be increased and oxygen carrying capacity will be increased.

40% oxygen will be helpful in conditions when the patient is critically ill or suffering from copd.

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