dyshemoglobinemias

Noun

dyshemoglobinemia (countable and uncountable, plural dyshemoglobinemias)

1. (uncountable) The state or condition in which hemoglobin amounts and/or function are disturbed in any of various ways, as a clinical feature of any of various diseases.
   • Pulse oximetry has the advantage of being a noninvasive and cost-effective method of providing continuous measurements of arterial oxygen saturation. […] However, pulse oximetry does not measure arterial carbon dioxide tension or pH; it is not a reliable indicator of hyperoxemia; and it can be...1999, Terry S. LeGrand, Jay I. Peters, “Pulse oximetry: Advantages and pitfalls”, in Journal of Respiratory Diseases, volume 20, number 3, pages 195-206
2. (countable, metonymically) Any of the various disorders or diseases that comprise this feature.
   • A possible dyshemoglobinemia should be suspected when discordance exists between pulse oximetry readings and physical examination findings.2008, Anne Hladik, Kecha Lynshue, “Dyshemoglobinemias and pulse oximetry: a therapeutic challenge”, in Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, volume 30, number 11, →DOI, →PMID, pages 850-852