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Rationale:
- Acute CO poisoning leads to physical abnormalities because of impaired oxygen transport and cellular dysfunction in organs
that have fixed, high oxygen utilization.
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Evidence:
- A review article shows that the physical exam rarely establishes the diagnosis of CO (18).
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Jeffrey T. Chapman, MD has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations.
Darren B. Taichman, MD, PhD, Editor, PIER, has received grant support from Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd , and honoraria for
continuing medical education grand rounds and lectures given.
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