Blood Concentrations and Symptoms of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Blood Concentrations and Symptoms of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Blood Concentrations and Symptoms of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Adapted from Gilman AG (2002). Goodman and Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 10th ed., p. 1881. New York: McGraw-Hill.
Numbers show the amount of hemoglobin that has bonded with carbon monoxide. This number is also called the carboxyhemoglobin level.
Current as of: September 20, 2021
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Medical Review:Anne C. Poinier MD - Internal Medicine & Brian D. O'Brien MD - Internal Medicine & Kathleen Romito MD - Family Medicine & Adam Husney MD - Family Medicine & R. Steven Tharratt MD, MPVM, FACP, FCCP - Pulmonology, Critical Care Medicine, Medical Toxicology
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