You measured the following information on a patient. Blood volume = 5 liters, Hematocrit = 47% Hemoglobin...

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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.

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The amount of oxygen combined with Hb divided by the oxygenbinding capacity of the blood is defined as the fractional oxygen saturation of Hb Therelationship between the bound oxygen content    See Answer
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