Hemoglobin

second purpose is to see whether the blood conserving apparatus will conserve hemoglobin level from admission to discharge. Fore every single participant in the control group there are two intervention members. N=80 Participants in the control group and N=170 participants in the intervention group. The original numbers were 106 in the control, six…

enhancing the level of Hemoglobin, Iron and vitamin C. The parameters studied were Hemoglobin, Iron, vitamin C level and its impact on physical work capacity and intelligence among adolescent girls at the selected higher secondary schools. 4.2 Research design: Experimental design with pre-test and post-test and a control group was used. Group Identification Of the samples Pre-test Intervention Post-test Control *Check list *Sahlis Method to assess the blood hemoglobin level *…

Sickle Cell Disease is a blood disorder that’s inherited and affects almost 100,00 folks in the United States . Red blood cells contain hemoglobin which is a protein that carries oxygen in the blood . Normal red blood cells are flexible and round which allows body . The sickle cell disease causes red blood cells to form a cresent shaped red blood cells to break away easily causing anemia . Instead of the normal 120 days the…

a heme group that has a role in interactions with amino acids (4). As of what concerns hemoglobin, it is the protein responsible for the red color in blood cells and also the most important respiratory protein as it has an important role in the transport of oxygen to tissue cells and the return of carbon dioxide. The molecular weight of bovine hemoglobin is about 64.5 kDa. In terms of its structure, hemoglobin is a tetramer consisting of 2 pairs of polypeptide chains and 4 heme groups. It is…

Sickle Cell Disease (Anemia) is an autosomal recessive disease caused by a mutation in hemoglobin. Rather than the common disc shape of red blood cells, this disease causes the cells to form in a crescent shape, leaving them fragile and apt to break or clot in small blood vessels, thereby slowing or blocking blood flow. This prevents oxygen from circulating the body properly. As with all autosomal recessive genes, both parents must be carriers in order for their offspring to get the disease.…

Q-1. Describe the function of hemoglobin in blood and describe how pH can affect the function of hemoglobin and the amount of oxygen in blood. Be sure to relate the lab results you obtained to this discussion. Hemoglobin’s main function is to carry oxygen throughout the human body. As the oxygen molecule is dissolved in the blood it combines with hemoglobin forming oxyhemoglobin. Oxygen released from oxyhemoglobin increases as the blood pH levels decreases. Deoxyhemoglobin can also bind to the…

are expected to have a higher hemoglobin count since hemoglobin helps deliver oxygen to tissues. The amount of oxygen in the atmosphere decreases as the altitude increases. The increase in hemoglobin helps blood cells carry more oxygen to nourish the body. This is true with the majority of people who live in these regions such as in the Andes, Rockies, and the Alps. There is a group of people from Tibet who does not follow this concept. They have a much lower hemoglobin level than an average…

is present when only one gene of the disorder is inherited. In people with the trait, Hemoglobin S is heterozygous. Sickle Cell anemia come from the homozygous passing of the gene (Yardley-Jones 55). Both beta-globin units are replaced wth mutated subunits, and it can cause low numbers of red blood cells (Kelly 759). The most common type is the disease. People with Sickle Cell disease have a homozygous Hemoglobin S (Yardley-Jones 55). At least one of the beta-globin is replaced with a mutated…

Hemoglobin is a key regulator of the blood’s pH, as well as the many buffers that are in our blood as a high variation of pH, can lead to sickness and/or death. Acidosis, which is a pH of 7.35 or lower in the body’s blood can result in fatigue, headache,…

is bound to hemoglobin is the concentration of oxygen in arterial blood. The binding to hemoglobin takes four oxygen molecules for one hemoglobin, oxyhemoglobin, and deoxyhemoglobin. Oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve is the relationship between hemoglobin saturation and PO2 not linear. The hemoglobin changes shape to facilitate further uptake after binding with oxygen and metabolic needs can change loading/unloading of oxygen. The factors affecting oxygen unloading from the hemoglobin are due to…