The nurse recommends that a patient install a carbon monoxide detector in the home because
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 higher 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,does not signal the cerebral cortex to cease ventilations,and does not combine with oxygen but with hemoglobin to produce a toxin.

The Nurse Recommends That a Patient Install a Carbon Monoxide