Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Quiz

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What is carbon monoxide poisoning?

Carbon monoxide poisoning usually occurs from breathing in carbon monoxide (CO) gas at excessive levels. This gas can be caused by vehicle exhaust or gas leaks in a home or worksite. Large exposures can result in loss of consciousness, arrhythmias, seizures, or death.

Symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning

  • Headache

  • Nausea or vomiting

  • Losing consciousness

  • Dizziness

  • Sensation of imbalance as if floating when at sea

  • Forehead pain

  • Poor vision

  • Excessively sleepy or falling asleep in the day

Questions your doctor may ask to check for carbon monoxide poisoning

Your doctor may ask these questions to diagnose carbon monoxide poisoning

  • Do you have headaches or does your head feel heavy?

  • Do you have nausea or vomiting?

  • Have you currently regained consciousness after temporarily losing consciousness?

  • Are you feeling dizzy right now?

  • Do you feel like you are floating / off-balance like you are at sea?

Treatment for carbon monoxide poisoning

Immediate treatment in a hospital is required. Treatment involves breathing pure oxygen by mask or, in some more severe cases, a hyperbaric chamber in which the air pressure and oxygen content is about two to three times higher than normal.

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Reviewed By:

Maxwell J. Nanes

Maxwell J. Nanes, DO (Emergency department)

Dr Nanes received a doctorate from the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine and went on to complete a residency in emergency medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin. There he trained at Froedtert Hospital and Children's Hospital of Wisconsin in the practice of adult and pediatric emergency medicine. He was a chief resident and received numerous awards for teaching excellence during his time there. | | After residency he took a job at a community hospital where he and his colleagues worked through the toughest days of the COVID-19 pandemic. |

Yoshinori Abe

Yoshinori Abe, MD (Internal medicine)

Dr. Abe graduated from The University of Tokyo School of Medicine in 2015. He completed his residency at the Tokyo Metropolitan Health and Longevity Medical Center. He co-founded Ubie, Inc. in May 2017, where he currently serves as CEO & product owner at Ubie. Since December 2019, he has been a member of the Special Committee for Activation of Research in Emergency AI of the Japanese Association for Acute Medicine. | | Dr. Abe has been elected in the 2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia Healthcare & Science category.

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