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Carboxyhemoglobin |
| Description |
Carboxyhemoglobin is hemoglobin which has CO bound instead of oxygen. Carboxyhemoglobin is used to measure the amount of CO exposure. |
| Therapeutic Low |
0.0000 |
| Therapeutic High |
10.0000 |
| Units |
% |
| Specimen |
B |
| Half Life Low |
4.00 |
| Half Life High |
6.00 |
| VOD Low |
0.00 |
| VOD High |
0.00 |
| Toxic Level |
20.000 |
| Lethal Level |
50.000 |
| Plasma to Whole Blood ratio |
0.00 |
| Warnings |
A heavy smoker may have as high as 8% carboxyhemoglobin. |