The nurse is caring for a client admitted with carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning who is extremely agitated, dyspneic, and confused. The nurse understands that treatment with a hyperbaric chamber with 100% oxygen administration would result in which physiologic response? Enable oxygen to bind to hemoglobin. Decrease the amount of carbon monoxide on the hemoglobin. Encourage the uptake of oxygen by the cells. Increase the amount of oxygen that can be carried in the dissolved state.
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