During hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy at 3 ATA, what is the approximate half-life of blood carboxyhemoglobin?
a. 23 min
b. 80 min
c. 5 hr
d. 24 hr
ANS: A
The half-life of carboxyhemoglobin under HBO at 3 ATA is only 23 min.
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