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Does a person who is smoking carry as much oxygen in their blood as a non smoker?
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∙ 12y ago
no, the red blood cells carry less oxygen when the person smokes
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What is considered a normal blood oxygen saturation level for a non-smoker how can this be affected by smoking and at what range is blood oxygen saturation considered impaired Resources appreciated?
90
What will raise the smoker's blood pressure?
Smoking.
What happen when hemoglobin increases of smoker?
Firstly, this makes no sense, if you're asking about how smoking affects the haemoglobin in the blood is affected by smoking, it cannot react and pick up oxygen as well as it should do, so it cannot transport it around the body in such large quantities that it would have been able to were the person not a smoker. There is less oxygen in the lungs for the haemoglobin to take, and the lungs are damaged. Also, the smoking builds fat up around the arteries making the blood pressure higher.
What is considered a normal blood oxygen saturation level for a non smoker how can this be affected by smoking and at what range is blood oxygen saturation considered impaired Resources appreciated?
Please restrict your queries to one question.
What is smoker's polycythemia?
Types of secondary polycythemia. In smoker's polycythemia, the number of red blood cells is elevated. Plasma levels are abnormally low. Smoking, which impairs red blood cells' ability to deliver oxygen to body tissues, can cause secondary polycythemia
How does smoking effect running?
Smoking can weaken the lungs and reduce breathing capacity. Also smoking can reduce oxygen level of blood thus blood can not carry enough oxygen to the necessary organ.
How does smoking affect your red blood cells?
because your lungs cant carry as much oxygen as a person who doesn't smoke
If a drug dilates blood vessels does it raise or lower blood pressure?
When nicotine exerts its effect on the heart, the pulse rate of the smoker will increase while smoking the cigarette. A consequence of the pulse rate increasing is that the nicotine will raise the smoker's blood pressure.
Does electronic cigarette nicotine show up on blood test?
Yes, Ofcource...Because the nicotine and tobacco flows in the blood of a smoker and could change the persons blood if the person is a Smoker addict
Can smoking person donate blood?
No there blood is not clean. Sorry
Can a blood test detect a smoker and for how long after smoking?
Yes, a blood test will detect a smoker. Do not lie on your application, it will only create problems for you in the end. Look for a policy that will accept you as a non-smoker 1 year after the date that you quit. You will need to enlist the aid of a broker to find this as they do not advertise this info and most companies are 2 - 3 years after the issue date of the policy even if you quit smoking 11 months ago.
Why do coronary stent patients have to quit smoking?
Smoking causes damage to blood vessels, increases the patient's blood pressure and heart rate, and decreases the amount of oxygen available in the blood.
