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From: A combination of Bohr and Haldane effects provide a physiologic explanation for the increase in arterial oxygen saturation when a face mask is added to a high-flow nasal cannula in severely hypoxemic COVID-19 patients

Fig. 1

Hemoglobin dissociation curves according to acid–base status. Figure shows the arterial oxygen saturation (SaO2) variation (approximate values for the study by Dogani [1]) for a given PaO2 depending on arterial pH. Note: Figures drawn by Ricardo Castro

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