Oxygen Delivery in the Treatment of Anemia
H. Franklin Bunn
Abstract
Oxygen delivery depends on hemoglobin–oxygen dissociation, which is influenced by temperature, pH, and 2,3-bisphosphoglycerate levels. Oxygen delivery must be considered in the treatment of anemia.
Topics & Concepts
Oxygen deliveryOxygenMedicineAnemiaHemoglobinDissociation (chemistry)Oxygen–haemoglobin dissociation curveInternal medicineChemistryOrganic chemistryPhysical chemistryHemoglobinopathies and Related DisordersHeme Oxygenase-1 and Carbon MonoxideNeurological and metabolic disorders