A patient is having problems with oxygenation of body tissues. What is important for the nurse to consider about the transport of oxygen in the blood?
a. It is in blood plasma as free oxygen.
b. It travels on red blood cell membranes.
c. It is bonded to hemoglobin in blood plasma.
d. It is bonded to hemoglobin in red blood cells.
ANS: D
Hemoglobin carries oxygen in the blood. B. C. Hemoglobin is in red blood cells, not on cell membranes or in plasma. A. Oxygen is not transported free in plasma.
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