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carboxyhemoglobin

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car·box·y·he·mo·glo·bin  (kär-bks-hm-glbn)
n.
The compound that is formed when inhaled carbon monoxide combines with hemoglobin, binding more tightly than oxygen and rendering the hemoglobin incapable of transporting oxygen.


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Exposure to CO can be assessed by measuring the carboxyhemoglobin adduct (Shenoi et al.
Smoking may add to exercise and activity limitation by increasing carboxyhemoglobin content and subsequently reducing the oxygen-carrying content capacity in the blood.
COHb stands for carboxyhemoglobin, the measurement of carbon monoxide in the subject's blood.
 
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