Carboxyhemoglobin (COHb)Carboxyhemoglobin (COHb) is the term used to describe hemoglobin (the protein in red blood cells that normally carries oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body) that has bonded with carbon monoxide instead of oxygen. Carbon monoxide's bond with hemoglobin is much stronger than oxygen's bond with hemoglobin. When hemoglobin binds with carbon monoxide instead of oxygen, the blood can no longer carry enough oxygen. Current as of: July 29, 2016 Author: Healthwise Staff Medical Review: Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine & Anne C. Poinier, MD - Internal Medicine & Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine & R. Steven Tharratt, MD, FACP, FCCP - Pulmonology, Critical Care Medicine |
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