A Patient Wants to Know How Carbon Dioxide Is Transported

question 19

Multiple Choice

A patient wants to know how carbon dioxide is transported in the body.How should the nurse respond? Carbon dioxide (CO₂) is mainly transported in the blood:

• A) Attached to oxygen (O₂)
• B) Dissolved in red blood cells
• C) Combined with albumin
• D) In the form of bicarbonate

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