oxyhaemoglobin

How To Use oxyhaemoglobin In A Sentence

• Oxygen from the lungs combines with iron and is necessary for the creation of oxyhaemoglobin or oxygenated erythrocytes.
• Fortunately it combines with the haemoglobin to form oxyhaemoglobin, thus maintaining a steep concentration gradient.
• At the very least, oxyhaemoglobin saturation should be documented before and intermittently during oxygen therapy.
• What happens is the CO combines with the haemoglobin in the blood to form the relatively stable carboxyhaemoglobin and renders the blood ineffectual as an oxygen carrier.
• The presence of carboxyhaemoglobin also diminishes the oxygen held by the normal haemoglobin, which further compounds the hypoxic effect.
• Fortunately it combines with the haemoglobin to form oxyhaemoglobin, thus maintaining a steep concentration gradient.
• When haemoglobin mixes with carbon monoxide it produces a compound called carboxyhaemoglobin.
• If someone has the symptoms of CO poisoning, a blood sample will be taken to check the amount of carboxyhaemoglobin in the blood.
• Pulse oximetry cannot differentiate between oxyhaemoglobin and carboxyhaemoglobin, and may therefore give normal results.
• The presence of carboxyhaemoglobin also diminishes the oxygen held by the normal haemoglobin, which further compounds the hypoxic effect.