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Pulse Oximeter




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1. how many hemoglobin are in each RBC?
~300 million

2. how many subunits does a hemoglobin molecule have?
4 subunits

3. what is heme composed of?
porphyrin ring
iron

4. what is the oxygen binding site?
iron

5. How many oxygen molecules can one hemoglobin hold?
over 1 billion

6. hematocrit
percentage of blood that is RBC

7. what are the three components of blood?
plasmaWBC/thrombocytesRBC

8. what is a normal male hematocrit?
45%

9. what is a normal female hematocrit?
39%

10. for lab results is hematocrit a percentage or concentration?
percentage

11. for lab results is hemoglobin a percentage or concentration?
concentration

12. T/F hematocrit is usually ~3x the Hb
True

13. anemia
decrease in hemoglobin and/or a decrease in hematocrit

14. what are the causes of anemia?
blood lossfluid administrationlysed RBCdecreased production of RBCs

15. what is common in people with renal failure?
decreased production of RBCs b/c of decreased EPO production

16. PAO2


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