Blood gas tension Blood gas tension Blood gas tension refers to the partial pressure of gases in blood. There are several significant purposes for measuring gas tension; the most common gas tensions measured are oxygen tension (PO), the carbon dioxide tension (PCO) and carbon monoxide tension (PCO). The subscript "x" in each symbol represents the source of the gas being measured; ""a"" meaning arterial, ""A"" being alveolar, ""v"" being venous, ""c"" being capillary. Blood gas tests (such as arterial blood gas tests) measure these partial pressures. PO – Partial pressure of oxygen at sea level (765 mmHg) in arterial blood is between 75
Hemoglobin C cell crises. The peripheral smear demonstrates mostly target cells and only a few sickle cells. However, persons with hemoglobin SC disease (HbSC) have more significant retinopathy, ischemic necrosis of bone, and priapism than those with pure SS disease. People with hemoglobin C trait, or hemoglobin C carriers, have one gene for HbC and one normal gene. Their red blood cells contain both normal hemoglobin A and also hemoglobin C. People with hemoglobin C trait have slightly more hemoglobin A than hemoglobin C in their cells. Hemoglobin C disease is an autosomal recessive disorder that results from the biparental inheritance of