Knowledge Check

What would you expect to see in patient with chronic severe anemia (say a Hb of 2 g/dL)?

a
Tachycardia
b
Increased cardiac output
c
Decreased vascular resistance
Yes, from the low viscosity.
d
Decreased oxygen offloading in tissues
No, the opposite occurs because the oxygen dissociation curve shifts to the right.

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