Arterial blood oxygen content

Arterial blood oxygen content refers to the number of mmol of oxygen per liter of arterial whole blood or the number of ml of oxygen per deciliter of arterial blood. It is the sum of the oxygen content of red blood cells and plasma, including the combined oxygen and physically dissolved oxygen in HbO2.

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