haemoglobin

Question 1

how is O2 transported in blood?

Answer 1

Question 2

what is haemoglobin made of?

Answer 2

Question 3

what are the types of haemoglobin?

Answer 3

Question 4

how does haem have affinity of O2?

Answer 4

Question 5

what are allosteric proteins?
why is this relevant in haemoglobin + O2?

Answer 5

Question 6

what formations can Hb assume?

Answer 6

Question 7

what shifts the graph to right in O2-Hb?

Answer 7

Shifts to Right = Raised oxygen delivery

Raised [H+] (acidic)
Raised pCO2
Raised 2,3-DPG
Raised temperature

Question 8

what shifts the graph to left in O2-Hb?

Answer 8

Shifts to Left = Lower oxygen delivery

HbF, methaemoglobin, carboxyhaemoglobin
Low [H+] (alkali)
Low pCO2
Low 2,3-DPG
Low temperature

Question 9

what is foetal Hb?
what is it made of?
when is it available?

Answer 9

Question 10

what is myoglobin?
affect on O2-Hb graph?

Answer 10

Question 11

what is carbon monoxide poisoning?

Answer 11

Question 12

what are symptoms of CO poisoning?

Answer 12

Question 13

diagnosis and tx?

Answer 13

Question 14

what is methemoglobinemia?

Answer 14

Question 15

what increases Fe3+ in blood cells to cause methemoglobinemia?
how do you treat?

Answer 15