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- Carbon_monoxide_poisoning abstract "Carbon monoxide poisoning occurs after enough inhalation of carbon monoxide (CO). Carbon monoxide is a toxic gas, but, being colorless, odorless, tasteless, and initially non-irritating, it is very difficult for people to detect. Carbon monoxide is a product of incomplete combustion of organic matter due to insufficient oxygen supply to enable complete oxidation to carbon dioxide (CO2). It is often produced in domestic or industrial settings by older motor vehicles and other gasoline-powered tools, heaters, and cooking equipment. Exposures at 100 ppm or greater can be dangerous to human health.Symptoms of mild acute poisoning include light-headedness, confusion, headaches, vertigo, and flu-like effects; larger exposures can lead to significant toxicity of the central nervous system and heart, and even death. Following acute poisoning, long-term sequelae often occur. Carbon monoxide can also have severe effects on the fetus of a pregnant woman. Chronic exposure to low levels of carbon monoxide can lead to depression, confusion, and memory loss. Carbon monoxide mainly causes adverse effects in humans by combining with hemoglobin to form carboxyhemoglobin (HbCO) in the blood. This prevents hemoglobin from releasing oxygen in tissues, effectively reducing the oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood, leading to hypoxia. Additionally, myoglobin and mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase are thought to be adversely affected. Carboxyhemoglobin can revert to hemoglobin, but the recovery takes time because the HbCO complex is fairly stable.Treatment of poisoning largely consists of administering 100% oxygen or providing hyperbaric oxygen therapy, although the optimum treatment remains controversial. Oxygen works as an antidote as it increases the removal of carbon monoxide from hemoglobin, in turn providing the body with normal levels of oxygen. The prevention of poisoning is a significant public health issue. Domestic carbon monoxide poisoning can be prevented by early detection with the use of household carbon monoxide detectors. Carbon monoxide poisoning is the most common type of fatal poisoning in many countries. Historically, it was also commonly used as a method to commit suicide, usually by deliberately inhaling the exhaust fumes of a running car engine. Modern automobiles, even with electronically-controlled combustion and catalytic converters, can still produce levels of carbon monoxide which will kill if enclosed within a garage or if the tailpipe is obstructed (for example, by snow) and exhaust gas cannot escape normally. Carbon monoxide poisoning has also been implicated as the cause of apparent haunted houses; symptoms such as delirium and hallucinations have led people suffering poisoning to think they have seen ghosts or to believe their house is haunted.".
- Carbon_monoxide_poisoning diseasesdb "2020".
- Carbon_monoxide_poisoning emedicineSubject "emerg".
- Carbon_monoxide_poisoning emedicineTopic "817".
- Carbon_monoxide_poisoning icd10 "T58".
- Carbon_monoxide_poisoning icd9 "986".
- Carbon_monoxide_poisoning medlineplus "002804".
- Carbon_monoxide_poisoning thumbnail Carbon-monoxide-3D-vdW.png?width=300.
- Carbon_monoxide_poisoning wikiPageExternalLink co-comp.
- Carbon_monoxide_poisoning wikiPageExternalLink IOM_TM1102.pdf.
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- Carbon_monoxide_poisoning caption "Spacefilling model of a carbon monoxide molecule".
- Carbon_monoxide_poisoning diseasesdb "2020".
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- Carbon_monoxide_poisoning icd "986".
- Carbon_monoxide_poisoning icd "T58".
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- Carbon_monoxide_poisoning name "Carbon monoxide poisoning".
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- Carbon_monoxide_poisoning subject Category:Carbon_monoxide.
- Carbon_monoxide_poisoning subject Category:Gases.
- Carbon_monoxide_poisoning subject Category:Industrial_hygiene.
- Carbon_monoxide_poisoning subject Category:Medical_emergencies.
- Carbon_monoxide_poisoning subject Category:Suicide_methods.
- Carbon_monoxide_poisoning subject Category:Toxic_effects_of_substances_chiefly_nonmedicinal_as_to_source.
- Carbon_monoxide_poisoning type Disease.
- Carbon_monoxide_poisoning type AilmentCondition.
- Carbon_monoxide_poisoning type Situation.
- Carbon_monoxide_poisoning comment "Carbon monoxide poisoning occurs after enough inhalation of carbon monoxide (CO). Carbon monoxide is a toxic gas, but, being colorless, odorless, tasteless, and initially non-irritating, it is very difficult for people to detect. Carbon monoxide is a product of incomplete combustion of organic matter due to insufficient oxygen supply to enable complete oxidation to carbon dioxide (CO2).".
- Carbon_monoxide_poisoning label "Carbon monoxide poisoning".
- Carbon_monoxide_poisoning label "Intoxicación por monóxido de carbono".
- Carbon_monoxide_poisoning label "Intoxication au monoxyde de carbone".
- Carbon_monoxide_poisoning label "Intoxicação por monóxido de carbono".
- Carbon_monoxide_poisoning label "Kohlenstoffmonoxidintoxikation".
- Carbon_monoxide_poisoning label "Koolstofmonoxidevergiftiging".
- Carbon_monoxide_poisoning label "Zatrucie tlenkiem węgla".
- Carbon_monoxide_poisoning label "Отравление угарным газом".
- Carbon_monoxide_poisoning label "一氧化碳中毒".
- Carbon_monoxide_poisoning label "一酸化炭素中毒".
- Carbon_monoxide_poisoning sameAs Otrava_oxidem_uhelnatým.
- Carbon_monoxide_poisoning sameAs Kohlenstoffmonoxidintoxikation.
- Carbon_monoxide_poisoning sameAs Δηλητηρίαση_από_μονοξείδιο_του_άνθρακα.
- Carbon_monoxide_poisoning sameAs Intoxicación_por_monóxido_de_carbono.
- Carbon_monoxide_poisoning sameAs Intoxication_au_monoxyde_de_carbone.
- Carbon_monoxide_poisoning sameAs 一酸化炭素中毒.
- Carbon_monoxide_poisoning sameAs Koolstofmonoxidevergiftiging.
- Carbon_monoxide_poisoning sameAs Zatrucie_tlenkiem_węgla.
- Carbon_monoxide_poisoning sameAs Intoxicação_por_monóxido_de_carbono.
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- Carbon_monoxide_poisoning name "Carbon monoxide poisoning".