A 49-year-old woman was rescued from a house fire. The firefighters report that

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A 49-year-old woman was rescued from a house fire. The firefighters report that she was rescued from a smoke-filled room. You know that oxygen is consumed and carbon dioxide produced during combustion. When looking at the patient’s blood work, what would you expect to find? (select all correct answers)

A 49-year-old woman was rescued from a house fire. The firefighters report that she was rescued from a smoke- filled room. You know that oxygen is consumed and carbon dioxide produced during combustion. When looking at the patient's blood work, what would you expect to find? (select all correct answers) high pCO2, high serum HCO3 levels high pCO2, low serum HCO3 levels high pCO2, high serum H levels high pCO2, low serum H levels

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Since, she was rescued from the smoke-filled room. She might have inhaled carbon dioxide rather than oxygen. High HCO3 levels are found and they preventing the blood from getting too acidic. So, in her blood, high pCO2, high serum HCO3- levels, and high serum H+ levels can be found.

Hence, the correct options are

high pCO2, high serum HCO3- levels

high pCO2, high serum H+ levels

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