A sample of blood has been taken from a patient's pulmonary artery. What mixed venous oxygen saturation value (SvO2) would indicate that the patient is normal?
a. 40 mm Hg
b. 95 mm Hg
c. 75%
d. 97%
C
A normal SvO2 is 75%. Normal PvO2 is 40 mm Hg. Normal arterial blood values for oxygen are SaO2 of 97% and PaO2 of 95 mm Hg.
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