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Hypoxia in.

Exercising muscle decreases the rate of lactate formation.
Life at high altitudes leads to a respiratory acidosis.
Patients with cardiac failure is of the hypoxic variety.
Patients with asthma is alleviated by treatment with adrenoceptor B blocking drugs.
Smokers is due partly to carboxyhaemoglobin formation in blood.

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A. False Lack of oxygen leads to anaerobic glycolysis and increases lactic acid formation.

B. False It stimulates ventilation and leads to a respiratory alkalosis.

C. False It is ‘stagnant’ hypoxia due to inadequate tissue blood flow.

D. False But beta-receptor stimulation leads to relaxation of airway smooth muscle and should relieve hypoxia when caused by asthma.

E. True Due to the carbon monoxide content of the smoke.

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