Mixed Venous Samples Are Important Clinically in That They Are

question 4

Multiple Choice

Mixed venous samples are important clinically in that they are used to determine ______________

• A) oxygen consumption.
• B) cardiac output.
• C) the clinical shunt fraction.
• D) a and c

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