Hemoglobin Bassett produces low pulse oximeter and co-oximeter readings.
Variant hemoglobins can have altered oxygen affinity and can produce changes in oximeter readings. We present a case of hemoglobin Bassett, a possible cause of low pulse oximeter and co-oximeter readings in a 63-year-old woman.
Das
Arvind
A
Department of Medicine, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 81 Veronica Ave, Suite 201, Somerset, NJ 08873, USA. arvind_das@hotmail.com
Sinha
Sameer
S
Hoyer
James D
JD
D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D004247:DNA / Q000032:analysis; D004586:Electrophoresis; D005260:Female; D006455:Hemoglobins, Abnormal / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010092:Oximetry / Q000379:methods*
D006455:Hemoglobins, Abnormal; D004247:DNA