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Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Symptoms are non-specific:
 - Headache 90%
 - Nausea/vomiting 50%
 - Vertigo 50%
 - Altered
Carbon Monoxide ... Poisoning Symptoms ... Headache 90% - Nausea ... #Poisoning #Toxicology ... #diagnosis #management
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
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- Differential Diagnosis ... • Salicylate poisoning ... fluid loss) • Alcoholic ... • Carbon monoxide ... poisoning Nervous
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Clinical 
 • Headache 
 • Nausea / vomiting 
 • Loss of consciousness
Carbon Monoxide ... Poisoning Clinical ... Headache • Nausea ... #Poisoning #Toxicology ... #Diagnosis
Clinical Features of Carbon Monoxide Toxicity
CNS - Headache, Visual disturbances, Confusion, Ataxia, Seizure, Syncope, Retinal hemorrhage,
Clinical Features ... of Carbon Monoxide ... #Toxicity #Toxicology ... Signs #Symptoms #Diagnosis ... #Poisoning
Blurry Vision - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anatomical Approach to Eye Disease:
1. Lids/Lashes
2. Extraocular Muscles/Motility
3. Conjunctiva/Sclera
4. Cornea
5. Anterior
- Differential Diagnosis ... anticholinergics etc) • Alcohol ... Hypervitaminosis A • Carbon monoxide ... poisoning • Central ... ophthalmology #causes
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
Emergent Causes ... Factors Carbon monoxide ... poisoning - Breathing ... - History of alcohol ... differential #emergency #diagnosis
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential Diagnosis ... of lactate as a clinical ... a multitude of clinical ... anemia - Carbon monoxide ... Hypoglycemia - Alcohol
Nail Pathologies - Findings in or Near Nails

Paronychia 

A superficial infection of the proximal and lateral
chemotherapy, carbon monoxide ... poisoning, and ... Abnormal #Pathology #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Signs ... #PhysicalExam #Atlas
Toxic Alcohol Ingestion: Clinical Features, Diagnosis, and Management
Methanol intoxication:
 • Accidental or intentional ingestion of adulterated
: Clinical Features ... , Diagnosis, and ... methanol; rare cases ... #Ingestion #diagnosis ... #toxicology #comparison