Hemoglobin
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Definition Pooling of blood into an organ, space, or tissue.
Hemoglobin Definition The respiratory pigment in the red blood corpuscles. It is composed of an iron-containing substance called ‘‘heme.’’ combined with globin. Although Hb concentration levels are routinely used to assess the severity of anemia,
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this numeric gradient does not clearly correlate with the clinical symptoms of anemia, which may be different among patients with the same Hb levels.
Hemoglobin Fluctuations Synonyms Hemoglobin Cycling Definition Patients under poly-transfusion or treated with erythropoietin-stimulating agents may experience a sort of recurrent Hb ‘‘cycling’’ and these recurrent ‘‘down-up-down’’ Hb excursions may increase fatigue and, contemporarily, lower QOL. Although the immediate effect of blood transfusion is crucial, the resulting increase in Hb levels is transient with return to baseline within a relatively short time. Repeated RBC transfusions are associated with highly variable and unstable Hb concentrations and the fluctuating hem
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