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Which of the following best describes hypoxemia?
Which of the following best describes hypoxemia?
- An increased level of carbon dioxide in the blood
- A decreased level of oxygen in the blood (correct)
- A decreased level of carbon dioxide in the blood
- An increased level of oxygen in the blood
What can cause hypoxemia?
What can cause hypoxemia?
- Excessive carbon dioxide in the air
- Lung dysfunction
- Insufficient oxygen in the air (correct)
- Inefficient oxygen-carbon dioxide exchange in the kidneys
What is hypercapnia?
What is hypercapnia?
- A decreased level of carbon dioxide in the blood
- An increased level of carbon dioxide in the blood (correct)
- An increased level of oxygen in the blood
- A decreased level of oxygen in the blood
