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What is the first symptom of tissue hypoxia due to carbon monoxide poisoning?
What is the first symptom of tissue hypoxia due to carbon monoxide poisoning?
- Seizures
- Headache (correct)
- Confusion
- Tachycardia
What is the approximate level of carboxyhemoglobin at which collapse and syncope occur?
What is the approximate level of carboxyhemoglobin at which collapse and syncope occur?
- 30%
- 40% (correct)
- 50%
- 20%
What treatment accelerates the clearance of carbon monoxide?
What treatment accelerates the clearance of carbon monoxide?
- 100% oxygen only
- Hyperbaric oxygen only
- Removal of the source of CO and 100% oxygen (correct)
- Removal of the source of CO only
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