If a patient's hemoglobin concentration (Hb) is 14 g/100 ml and arterial oxygen saturation (SaO2) is 98%,what would be his arterial oxygen content? Remember that 1.34 ml O2 is the maximum amount of oxygen that can be transported per gram of hemoglobin.
Hint: O? content = (1.34 ´ Hb) SaO2
A) 13.72 ml O2 per 100 ml blood
B) 15.38 ml O2 per 100 ml blood
C) 18.76 ml O2 per 100 ml blood
D) 19.30 ml O2 per 100 ml blood
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