Blood analysis of a patient reveals an unusually high quantity of carboxyhaemoglobin content. Which of the following conclusions is most likely to be correct? The patient has been inhaling polluted air containing unusually high content of

carbon disulphide

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chloroform

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carbon dioxide

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carbon monoxide.

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The correct option is D carbon monoxide.
Carbon monoxide combines with Hb far more readily than $O_{2}$ (CO has about 200 times greater affinity for Hb as compared to $O_{2}$ ), forming a relatively stable compound carboxyhaemoglobin. This causes low supply of $O_{2}$ to the body cells leading to headache, nausea, dizziness, paralysis and even death.

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