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CARBOXYHAEMOGLOBIN

A blood test which is performed on an arterial specimen and is a measurement of the amount of carbon monoxide which is gift and bound to haemoglobin. This is an significant test to diagnosis carbon monoxide toxicity (smoke inhalation). Usual carboxyhaemoglobin may be from 3% to as tall as 12% in hard smokers. Symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning begin at about 20% carboxyhaemoglobin.
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