Your Patient with Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Has a COHb Level

question 7

Multiple Choice

Your patient with carbon monoxide poisoning has a COHb level of 20%. If he is given 100% oxygen, what will be the approximate COHb level be at 1 hour?

• A) 15%
• B)10%
• C)5%
• D)2.5%

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