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What is the percentage of carbon dioxide carried as carboxyhaemoglobin?
What is the percentage of carbon dioxide carried as carboxyhaemoglobin?
23%
What is the reaction between carbon dioxide and haemoglobin dependent upon?
What is the reaction between carbon dioxide and haemoglobin dependent upon?
partial pressure of C02
When does the formation of carboxyhaemoglobin occur?
When does the formation of carboxyhaemoglobin occur?
When the PC02 is higher in the tissues than blood