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Carboxyhemoglobin (COHb)
Hemoglobin that is bound to carbon monoxide instead of oxygen.


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GEM Premier 4000 is the revolutionary analyzer (BG, Electrolytes, Metabolites, Glu, Lac, Hct, tHb, O2Hb, COHb, HHb, MetHb, and sO(sup 2)) with integrated CO-Oximetry that quickly allows consistent, accurate, lab-quality results throughout the hospital.
It has been suggested that COHb causes myocardial infarction by severe generalized tissue hypoxia and a direct toxic effect on the myocardial mitochondria, in patients both with and without preexisting coronary artery disease (CAD).
1996) measured elevated blood levels of CO-hemoglobin adduct (COHb) in residents of households using coal and reported that the contribution to COHb from indoor coal combustion was larger than that from cigarette smoking.
 
 
 
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