If hemoglobin is saturated (1.3 mL of oxygen per gram) and there are 150 grams of hemoglobin per liter of blood, how much oxygen can be delivered to the tissue if cardiac output is 15 liters per minute?

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First, calculate the amount of oxygen that can be carried by 1 liter of blood: 1.3 mL O2/g * 150 g = 195 mL O2. Then, for a cardiac output of 15 liters per minute, the total oxygen delivery is 195 mL O2/L * 15 L/min = 2925 mL O2/min.

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