CO - An abbreviation
for carbon monoxide: an odorless,
invisible, tasteless gas.
CO levels are expressed in
terms of parts per million
(ppm) as related to the total
volume of carbon monoxide
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COHb
- Carboxyhemoglobin abbreviated
as COHb, also called Carbonmonoxy-hemoglobin,
CO-hemoglobin, blood COHb,
and blood CO. The degree to
which the oxygen carrying
capacity of blood is impeded
by the union of carbon monoxide
to the hemoglobin in the blood
expressed as a percentage
(e.g. % COHb)
See our Carbon
Monoxide News Letter!
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