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- Louise W Kao and Kristine A Nañagas.
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46206, USA. lkao@clarian.org
- Clin. Lab. Med. 2006 Mar 1; 26 (1): 99-125.
AbstractCarbon monoxide is an insidious poison that accounts for thousands of deaths each year in North America. Clinical effects maybe diverse and include headache, dizziness, nausea, vomiting,syn-cope, seizures, coma, dysrhythmias, and cardiac ischemia. Children, pregnant women, and patients who have underlying cardiovascular disease are particularly at risk for adverse out-comes. Treatment consists of oxygen therapy, supportive care, and, in selected cases, hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
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