Breathing and Exchange of Gases Question 41
41. Blood analysis of a patient reveals an unusually high quantity of carboxyhaemoglobin content. Which of the following conclusions is most likely to be correct? The patient has been inhaling polluted air containing unusually high content of
(a) carbon disulphide
(b) chloroform
(c) carbon dioxide
(d) carbon monoxide
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Answer : d
Hints & Solution
(d) Carboxyhaemoglobin is the stable product formed by the association of $CO$ and $Hb$ in the blood. The association of carbon dioxide and haemoglobin forms carbaminohaemoglobin.
