Carbonmonoxidepoisoning - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

BIOS 255 Week 7 Assignment: Case Study I Carbon Monoxide Poisoning – Graded An A+ 1. Carbon monoxide binds to hemoglobin more than oxygen due to its greater affinity for hemoglobin. When exposed t o Carbon monoxide oxygen cant bind to hemoglobin resulting in lack of oxygen throughout the body. 2. The pulse oximeter is a noninvasive device typically used to measure the saturation of oxygen in a patient’s blood. This is different from a CO- Oximeter which is used to measure levels of carboxyhe...