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Blood analysis of a patient reveals an usually high uantity of carboxyhaemoglobin content.Which of the following conclusions is most likely to be correct ? The patient has been inhaling polluted air containing unusually high content of :

A

Chloroform

B

Carbon dioxide

C

Carbon monoxide

D

Carbon disulphide

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