Re: little more on Arterial Blood Gases first part and then the second part

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Abijann,

As always, you are a wealth of information. Thanks you so much for

the explanation and the link. I know that we are not dr.s, but I

still like to understand what I am looking at. Thanks again.

Judy

>

> Let me explain now about hemoglobin.

> Our Red blood cells are known to carry oxygen throughout our body

> and pick up carbon dioxide and it is carried back to the lungs

> to be exhaled. These molecules of oxygen and carbon dioxide

> attached themselves to the heme on the Red Blood cells. EAch

> Red blood cell has four on them. This heme (iron) or hemoglobin

> is what they attach to.

>

> MOre on the Acid/Alkaline respiratory results:

> You may have a slight " uncompenstaed respiratory alkalosis " ...since

> your PH is increased, your bicarbonate is normal and

> your Carbon dioxide is decreased. This is not a diagnoses, just a

> theory.

>

> On the Co Oximetry part of the test:

> the tHB stands for total hemoglobin...in a women, the normal range

> for that is between 12.1 to 15.1 g/dl...you are at 13.2 g/dl which

> means it is in normal range.

>

> The SO2 stands for oxygen saturation...98.3% is okay

>

> CoHb is also known as carboxy heamoglobin which is a stable

> complex of carbon monoxide and hemoglobin that form in the red blood

> cells when carbon monoxide is inhaled. Do you smoke? This

> hinders the delivery of oxygen to the body. This is high on your

> report 3.3...This can decrease if you limit the amount you smoke

> tobacco over a certain time period.

>

> MetHB is known as methemoglobin and is unable to carry oxygen.

> It is changed to hemoglobin later on. The normal range is

> 1.5 to 2%...yours is 0.1% which is low.

>

>

> We are not doctors here, just patients trying to help other patients

> understand more of what may be going on...I hope this information

> is of some help to you. By looking up these things named here,

> you may be able to find more on it.

>