Human Performancemedium#966
Carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning causes:
A
hypoxic hypoxia
B
hypemic (anaemic) hypoxia by binding to haemoglobin 200-250 times more readily than oxygen
CorrectC
stagnant hypoxia
D
histotoxic hypoxia
Explanation
CO has 200-250 times the affinity for haemoglobin than oxygen, displacing O2 and causing hypemic hypoxia.
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