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Manipal Medical Manipal Medical Solved Paper-2007

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    Blood analysis of a patient reveals an unusually high quantity of carboxyhaemoglobin content. Which of the following conclusions is most likely to be correct? The patient has been in hailing polluted air containing usually high content of

    A)  carbon disulphide

    B)  chloroform

    C)  carbon dioxide

    D)  carbon monoxide

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    Carbon monoxide forms a stable compound with    haemoglobin    called    carboxy haemoglobin as affinity of Hb for CO is 210 times greater than its affinity for\[{{O}_{2}}\]. In this form haemoglobin does not carry oxygen resulting in death too. \[\underset{Haemoglobin}{\mathop{Hb}}\,+CO~~\underset{Carboxy\text{ }haemoglobin}{\mathop{HbCO}}\,\]


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