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a. dissolved gases coming out of solution and forming gas bubbles.
b. the concentration of hemoglobin dropping markedly.
c. chloride ions precipitating from solution.
d. the pH of the blood rising too rapidly.
e. carbonic anhydrase being inhibited.


A

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