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Acute Hemorrhage Causes a Reduction of Hemoglobin Concentration To 60%60 \%

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Acute hemorrhage causes a reduction of hemoglobin concentration to 60%60 \% of normal in an otherw ise healthy individual. If the alveolar ventilation and oxygen consumption rates remain the same as before the hemorthage, which of the following will occur after the hemorrhage?
A. Normal arterial pO2\mathrm { pO } _ { 2 } , normal venous pO2\mathrm { pO } _ { 2 }
B. Low arterial pO2\mathrm { pO } _ { 2 } , normal venous pO2\mathrm { pO } _ { 2 }
C. Low arterial pO2\mathrm { pO } _ { 2 } , Low venous pO2\mathrm { pO } _ { 2 }
D. Normal arterial pO2\mathrm { pO } _ { 2 } , low venous pO2\mathrm { pO } _ { 2 }
E. High arterial pO2\mathrm { pO } _ { 2 } , normal venous pO2\mathrm { pO } _ { 2 }

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