If a patient with chronic anemia experiences a sudden decrease in 2,3-BPG levels, which consequence follows regarding oxygen transport?

💡 Explanation

A sudden decrease in 2,3-BPG shifts the hemoglobin oxygen dissociation curve to the left, thereby increasing hemoglobin's affinity for oxygen and reducing oxygen unloading in tissues. The reduction in oxygen delivery occurs because hemoglobin holds onto oxygen more tightly, therefore less oxygen is released to tissues, rather than facilitating its release.

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