Individuals who are successful climbing to high altitudes have a great capacity to hyperventilate.Hyperventilation results in______________. A)higher PO₂ in the blood. B)a decrease in arterial pH. C)left shift in the oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve. D)All of the above answers are correct

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Hyperventilation leads to increased expulsion of CO2 from the body, which in turn reduces the H+ concentration in the blood, increasing blood pH (alkalosis). This results in a left shift in the oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve, indicating a higher affinity of hemoglobin for oxygen. Therefore, all of the provided options are correct outcomes of hyperventilation.

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