Carbon Monoxide - A Simple, Small Molecule:
Physical Properties
Misconceptions about CO - Physical Properties, etc.
Sources of CO - Human & Natural
CO Sources in the Recent Literature
Carbon Monoxide Uptake:
CO Uptake (Forbes, Sargent & Roughton, 1945)
CO Uptake (Coburn, Forster, Kane Eq., 1965)
Factors that Affect CO Uptake
Factors that Exacerbate CO's Effects
Misconceptions about CO Physiology
Pathophysiology of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning:
Effects on Blood and Oxygen Transport: The ODC
Possible/Probable Pathophysiologic Mechanisms: A List
Effects on BT, HR, and BP (Hypotension) - Rat
Effects on Blood Pressure alone - Rat
Effects on Blood Glucose and Neurologic Index - Rat
Effects on Blood Glucose and Brain Damage - Human
Theoretical Schematic to Some Brain Damage Mechanisms
Exposure Patterns and Injury:
Acute vs. Chronic Exposure
Various Scenarios of Chronic Exposure
Theoretical Approach to Injury
Sites of Injury
Is There a Safe Level for CO?
Legal Limits for CO
Recent Newspaper Article on Chronic Low-Level CO Exposure
New Epidemiologic Data
Diagnosis & Errors:
Famous Last Words
Symptoms Associated with CO Poisoning
Symptom Misconceptions
A Differential Diagnosis of CO Poisoning
Why Not Better Recognized by Medical Profession?
Arterial Blood Gases - Common Errors
Physician/Medical Misconceptions
Special Clues to CO Poisoning
Treatment Options:
Treatments for CO Poisoning
Treatment Misconceptions
Conclusions:
Take Home Lessons
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