The nurse explains that an advantage of the use of hemoglobin-based oxygen carriers (HBOCs), such as PolyHeme and Hemopure, is that these products
a. decrease the pH of the blood.
b. do not require type and crossmatch.
c. function as packed cells at less cost.
d. increase hemoglobin.
B
HBOCs expand volume quickly without the delay of type and crossmatch.
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True False