Question

For summer break, you plan to go trekking in Nepal on the world-famous Annapurna Circuit. You fly from LAX to Jomson Airport, Nepal (elevation 8,976ft). In the first few days of your arrival there, which one of the following is most likely to happen?

	A.	There will be a leftward shift in your hemoglobin-O2 dissociation curve.
	B.	PO2 in your systemic arteries will be greater than 104 mm Hg.
	C.	Increased ventilation will make your blood more acidic.
	D.	Your respiratory rate will decrease. ?
	E.	Your kidney will increase production of erythropoietin.