Dissociative shock | Circulatory System and Disease | NCLEX-RN | Khan Academy

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[@nicolemills2336]

Great understanding! Thanks! :)

[@milliec67]

Wouldn't something like CO poisoning result in a right shift? (At the same PaO2, you would have LESS O2 saturation?)

[@worldsokayestmedic4568]

CO poisoning would tend to trick standard SpO2 readers into a relatively false-high reading as they cannot distinguish between O and O2.