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Carriage of O2 and CO2 in the blood Flashcards

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Absent globin chain

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Thalassaemia

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defective globin chain

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HbS (sickle-cell disease) - single amino acid defect

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defective Fe atom (Fe3+ not Fe2+)

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Methaemoglobin - drug induced, metHb does not carry oxygen

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Wrong ligand

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CO Hb (carbon monoxide) - smoking, house fires

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