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CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING (CLINICAL SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS (hypoxemia,…
CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING
ETIOLOGY
exposure to smoke
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
left shift of oxygen-hemoglobin curve causing O2 to not go to tissues
CO attached to HB (carboxyhemoglobin)
CLINICAL SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS
hypoxemia
headache
impaired judgement
nausea/vomiting
coma
LOC
convulsions
DIAGNOSTIC TESTS
ABG with co-oximetry
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
acute lactic acidosis
alcohol toxicity
diabetic ketoacidosis
encephalitis
opioid toxicity
ARDS
RESPIRATORY MANAGEMENT
O2 therapy - 100%
hyperbaric oxygen therapy
intubation and mechanical ventilation
ABG with co-oximetry