Calculate the pulmonary shunt fraction for a patient with the following data: Pb = 760 mm Hg; Hb = 10 g/dL; respiratory quotient = 0.8; FIO2 = 0.6; PaO2 = 100 mm Hg; SaO2 = 93%; PaCO2 = 45 mm Hg; = 36 mm Hg; = 70%

a. 13%
b. 26%
c. 30%
d. 41%

ANS: B

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