Low oxygen saturation by pulse oximetry may be associated with a low oxygen affinity hemoglobin variant, hemoglobin Titusville

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 100-102

  Deyell, Rebecca ^a,b   Jackson, Shannon ^a   Spier, Sheldon ^a   Le, Doan ^a   Poon, Man Chiu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hemoglobin Titusville; Hemoglobinopathy; Low oxygen affinity hemoglobin variant; Pulse oximetry

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN TITUSVILLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD OXYGEN TENSION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; FAMILY HISTORY; HEMOGLOBINOPATHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; OXYGEN AFFINITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN VARIANT; PULSE OXIMETRY; TONSILLECTOMY;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANOXEMIA; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; GLOBINS; HEART MURMURS; HEMOGLOBINOPATHIES; HEMOGLOBINS, ABNORMAL; HUMANS; MALE; MUTATION, MISSENSE; OXIMETRY; OXYHEMOGLOBINS; PEDIGREE; PHARYNGITIS; POINT MUTATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RESPIRATION DISORDERS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TIC DISORDERS; TONSILLECTOMY;

EID: 33644616191     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mph.0000200685.33291.0a     Document Type: Article

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