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English
Etymology
From dys- + hemoglobin + -emia.
Noun
dyshemoglobinemia (countable and uncountable, plural dyshemoglobinemias)
- (medicine, 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.
- Hyponyms: carboxyhemoglobinemia, methemoglobinemia, sulfhemoglobinemia
1999, Terry S. LeGrand, Jay I. Peters, “Pulse oximetry: Advantages and pitfalls”, in Journal of Respiratory Diseases, volume 20, number 3, pages 195-206: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 unreliable in certain patients, such as those with dyshemoglobinemia or sickle cell anemia.
2015, Amal Jubran, “Pulse oximetry”, in Critical Care, volume 19, number 1, →DOI, →PMID, →PMCID, page 272:Pulse oximetry is universally used for monitoring respiratory status of patients in the ICU. […] Multiwavelength oximeters may prove to be useful in detecting dyshemoglobinemia.
- (medicine, metonymically, countable) Any of the various disorders or diseases that comprise this feature.
- Hyponym: hemoglobinopathy
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:A possible dyshemoglobinemia should be suspected when discordance exists between pulse oximetry readings and physical examination findings.