Definition:
When carbon monoxide (CO) binds with hemoglobin in the red blood cells in the lungs, it's called carboxyhemoglobin (COHb). Measuring COHb in the bloodstream reveals the level of exposure a person has had to carbon monoxide.
Cigarette smoke can contain high levels of carbon monoxide.
See also: Carbon Monoxide in Cigarette Smoke
When carbon monoxide (CO) binds with hemoglobin in the red blood cells in the lungs, it's called carboxyhemoglobin (COHb). Measuring COHb in the bloodstream reveals the level of exposure a person has had to carbon monoxide.
Cigarette smoke can contain high levels of carbon monoxide.
See also: Carbon Monoxide in Cigarette Smoke
