Indicate whether hemoglobin saturation would increase, decrease, or stay the same for each: • increasing pH from 7.4 to 7.9 • increasing body temp from 37-43 degrees ��� decreasing PCO2 from 45mmHg to 40 mmHg in arterial blood.

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Indicate whether hemoglobin saturation would increase, decrease, or stay the same for each: • increasing pH from 7.4 to 7.9 • increasing body temp from 37-43 degrees ��� decreasing PCO2 from 45mmHg to 40 mmHg in arterial blood.
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Hemoglobin molecule is ”saturated” with oxygen when all of its 4 oxygen-binding sites are bonded with oxygen.

The product of this bond is called oxyhemoglobin.

Oxygen saturation is the % of total hemoglobin available binding sites binding to oxygen that is occupied with oxygen.

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