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An Outpatient Is Referred for a Shunt Study

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An outpatient is referred for a shunt study.After 25 minutes of breathing 100% O2,the patient produces the following arterial blood gas values: An outpatient is referred for a shunt study.After 25 minutes of breathing 100% O<sub>2</sub>,the patient produces the following arterial blood gas values: If the barometric pressure is 750 and a content difference of 4.5 vol% is assumed,what is this subject's shunt? A) 20% B) 22% C) 24% D) 25% If the barometric pressure is 750 and a content difference of 4.5 vol% is assumed,what is this subject's shunt?


A) 20%
B) 22%
C) 24%
D) 25%

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