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LP21418-6   Carboxyhemoglobin
Carboxyhemoglobin, a complex of hemoglobin and carbon monoxide, is a marker of exposure to inhaled carbon monoxide (CO). CO gas is produced from almost any fire as the result of incomplete combustion to CO2, and the normal individual will have about 1 or 2 % of their hemoglobin in the form of carboxyhemoglobin, and up to 5% depending on environmental circumstances. Smokers can have levels as high as 10% or even higher. Poisoning with CO generally results from improperly vented furnaces, automobile exhaust, and fires, with carboxyhemoglobin:hemoglobin ratios of 10-30% found in symptomatic individuals and 30-90% in fatalities. With a 230 fold greater affinity, inhaled CO avidly replaces oxygen at its hemoglobin binding site. In addition, replacing even one of the 4 sites of the hemoglobin tetramer with CO prevents dissociation of the remaining 3 oxygen moieties to tissue (known as left shift of O2 dissociation curve). As a result, hemoglobin remains red and skin color is rosy despite physiologic anoxia. Although measuring carboxyhemoglobin can confirm carbon monoxide poisoning, the level does not always correlate with the clinical picture; carbon monoxide poisoning involves other mechanisms as well, including binding to myoglobin, cytochrome oxidase, and direct effects on the central nervous system. Source: Regenstrief LOINC

Fully-Specified Name

Component
Carboxyhemoglobin/Hemoglobin.total
Property
MFr
Time
Pt
System
BldC
Scale
Qn
Method

Additional Names

Short Name
COHgb MFr BldC
Display Name
Carboxyhemoglobin (BldC) [Mass fraction]
Consumer Name Alpha Get Info
Carboxyhemoglobin/Total Hgb, Blood

Basic Attributes

Class
CHEM
Type
Laboratory
First Released
Version 1.0
Last Updated
Version 2.73
Order vs. Observation
Observation
Common Test Rank Get Info
5144

Member of these Panels

LOINC Long Common Name
24342-8 Gas and Carbon monoxide panel - Capillary blood

Member of these Groups Get Info

LOINC Group Group Name
LG6297-8 Carboxyhemoglobin/Hemoglobin.total|MFr|Pt|ANYBldSerPl

Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
de-DE German (Germany) Carboxyhämoglobin/Hämoglobin.gesamt:Massenfraktion:Zeitpunkt:Blut kapillar:Quantitativ:
Synonyms: COHb; CO-Hemoglobin
de-AT German (Austria) Synonyms: CO-Hämoglobin Kap.
es-MX Spanish (Mexico) Carboxihemoglobina / Hemoglobina total:Fracción de masa:Punto temporal:Capilar de sangre:Cuantitativo:
es-ES Spanish (Spain) Carboxihemoglobina/Hemoglobina.total:Fracción de masa:Punto temporal:Sangre capilar:Qn:
Synonyms: Cuantitativo
es-AR Spanish (Argentina) carboxihemoglobina/hemoglobina.total:fracción de masa:punto en el tiempo:capilar sanguíneo:cuantitativo:
et-EE Estonian (Estonia) Karboksühemoglobiin/hemoglobiin.üld:MFr:Pt:cB:Qn:
Synonyms: Juhuslik Kapillaarne veri Kvantitatiivne
fr-CA French (Canada) Carboxyhémoglobine/Hémoglobine.totale:Fraction de masse:Temps ponctuel:Sang capillaire:Quantitatif:
fr-FR French (France) Carboxyhémoglobine/hémoglobine totale:Fraction massique:Ponctuel:Sang capillaire:Numérique:
fr-BE French (Belgium) Carboxyhémoglobine/Hémoglobine.totale:Fraction de masse:Temps ponctuel:Sang capillaire:Quantitatif:
Synonyms: Hb Hb.totale HbCO
it-IT Italian (Italy) Carbossiemoglobina/Emoglobina.totale:MFr:Pt:Sangue capill:Qn:
Synonyms: Chimica Frazione di massa Punto nel tempo (episodio) Sangue capillare
ko-KR Korean (Korea, Republic Of) 일산화탄소 혈색소/총혈색소:질량분획:검사시점:모세혈:정량:
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) carboxyhemoglobine/hemoglobine.totaal:massafractie:moment:capillair bloed:kwantitatief:
pl-PL Polish (Poland) Karboksyhemoglobina/hemoglobina całkowita:frakcja masowa:punkt w czasie:krew włośniczkowa:ilościowy:
Synonyms: Karboksyhemoglobina Karboksyhemoglobina/Hemoglobina całkowita
pt-BR Portuguese (Brazil) Carboxihemoglobina/Hemoglobina.total:MFr:Pt:SgCap:Qn:
Synonyms: ; COHgb; Carboxyhemoglob; Carbon monoxide.hemoglobin; COHb; HbCO; Carbonyl hemoglobin; Carbonmonoxyhemoglobin; CO haemoglobin; CO hemoglobin; Carboxyhaemoglobin; Hemoglobin bound with carbon dioxide; Carbonyl Hgb; Carbonyl haemoglobin; Hb; Haemoglobin; Mass fraction; Percent; Point in time; Random; Blood; Blood - capillary; Blood cap; Blood capillary; Bld cap; Bld capillary; cap blood; cap bld; Capillary bld; Capillary blood; Quantitative; QNT; Quant; Quan; Tot; Totl; Chemistry
ru-RU Russian (Russian Federation) Карбоксигемоглобин/Гемоглобин.общий:МассДол:ТчкВрм:КрК:Колич:
Synonyms: Количественный Кровь капиллярная Массовая доля Точка во времени;Момент
tr-TR Turkish (Turkey) Karboksihemoglobin/Hemoglobin.total:KütlFr:Zmlı:KanKpl:Kant:
zh-CN Chinese (China) 碳氧血红蛋白/血红蛋白.总计:质量分数:时间点:毛细血管全血:定量型:
Synonyms: CO 血红蛋白;CO.血红蛋白;COHb;COHgb;一氧化碳.血红蛋白;羧络血红朊;羧络血红蛋白;羧血蛋白;羰络血红朊 MFr 全体数量 全部 共计 化学;化学检验项目;化学检验项目类;化学类;化学试验;非刺激耐受型化学检验项目;非刺激耐受型化学检验项目类;非刺激耐受型化学试验;非刺激耐受型化学试验类 可用数量表示的;定量性;数值型;数量型;连续数值型标尺 总 总和 总数 总血红蛋白 总量 总额 时刻;随机;随意;瞬间 毛细血管血 氧血红蛋白;血红朊;血红素;血色素 汇总

Example Units

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