Carbon monoxide poisoning: A review for clinicians

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 87-93

  Varon, Joseph ^a   Marik, Paul E ^b   Fromm Jr , Robert E ^a   Gueler, Alfredo ^a  

^a HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon monoxide poisoning; Furnaces; Smoke inhalation

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN;

CARBON MONOXIDE INTOXICATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; OXYGEN BREATHING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW;

EID: 0032948708     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(98)00128-0     Document Type: Article

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