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rayancarla1

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An anemic patient has increased serum bilirubin. Which of the following laboratory test results would indicate intravascular hemolysis in a patient?
 
  a. Increased methemalbumin
  b. Increased haptoglobin
  C. Decreased hemopexin-heme complex
  d. Decreased a - b dimers

Question 2

Produce an oxygen dissociation curve that would reflect the following conditions and give an example of a condition that would cause these shifts.
 
  a. A shift to the left
  b. A shift to the right
 
  What will be an ideal response?



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Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: A

Answer to Question 2

Answer: a. Left shift; decreased H+, CO2, temperature, 2, 3-DGP
b. Right shift; increased H+, CO2, temperature and 2, 3-DPG





 

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