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Which of these is not a cause of rightward shifted to right in?

A
Hyperkalemia
B
Hypokalemia
C
Anemia
D
Metabalic alkalosis
High-Yield Explanation
A decrease in the pH shifts the curve to the right, while an increase in pH shifts the curve to the left. This occurs because a higher hydrogen ion concentration causes an alteration in amino acid residues that stabilises deoxyhaemoglobin in a state (the T state) that has a lower affinity for oxygen Ref: guyton and hall textbook of medical physiology 12 edition page number:348,349,350

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