A nurse reviewing arterial blood gas results identifies the oxygen saturation level as low. The nurse interprets this information to reflect changes in which process?
1. Ratio of oxygenated hemoglobin to total hemoglobin
2. Percentage of cardiac output
3. Content of oxygen in arterial blood
4. Autoregulation
Answer: 1
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