Why does the nurse recommend that a patient install a carbon monoxide detector in the home?
A)It is required by law.
B)Carbon monoxide tightly bonds to hemoglobin,causing hypoxia.
C)Carbon monoxide signals the cerebral cortex to cease ventilations.
D)Carbon monoxide combines with oxygen in the body and produces a deadly toxin.

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Carbon monoxide has a high affinity for hemoglobin;therefore,oxygen is not able to bond to hemoglobin and be transported to tissues.A carbon monoxide detector is not required by law,and carbon monoxide does not signal the cerebral cortex to cease ventilations,and combines not with oxygen but with hemoglobin to produce a toxin.

Why Does the Nurse Recommend That a Patient Install a Carbon