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.
ByHealthwise Staff Primary Medical ReviewerAnne C. Poinier, MD - Internal Medicine Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine Specialist Medical ReviewerR. Steven Tharratt, MD, MPVM, FACP, FCCP - Pulmonology, Critical Care Medicine, Medical Toxicology
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Anne C. Poinier, MD - Internal Medicine & Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine & R. Steven Tharratt, MD, MPVM, FACP, FCCP - Pulmonology, Critical Care Medicine, Medical Toxicology
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