Hemoglobin, oxygen tensions stay the same.

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From: "Cam Banks"<cam@ca*.co*>
To: "Techdiver Mailing List"<techdiver@aquanaut.com>
Date: Tue Sep 18 21:50:31 PDT 2001
Subject: weekly dumb question

>Okay, time for a weekly dumb one: can someone explain to me the
>physiological mechanism by which nitrox works?
>
>On the face of it, it would seem like once your body had used all the oxygen
>it needed from a lungful of gas (any mix), the rest of it would diffuse into
>your blood, regardless of gas type.
>
>How is it that we are able to magically dispose of the excess oxygen?  What
>are "oxygen bends" that I've heard alluded to?  Thanks.
>
>Cam
>
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