KROK 1 2014 – Question 197 · KROK (Medicine) · Physiology
A patient has the oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve shifted to the left. What blood changes induce this condition?
- A. Acidosis, hypercapnia, temperature drop
- B. Acidosis, hypercapnia, temperature rise
- C. Alkalosis, hypocapnia, temperature drop
- D. Acidosis, hypocapnia, temperature rise
- E. -
Hint
Recall which acid-base, carbon dioxide and thermal changes increase haemoglobin's affinity for oxygen, and in which direction that moves the curve.
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