A 47-year-old member asked:
What are symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning from a heater?
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Dr. Marianna Postanswered
Family Medicine 19 years experience
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A 42-year-old member asked:
What are the real symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning?
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Dr. Richard Bensingeranswered
Ophthalmology 54 years experience
Anoxia: Carbon monoxide if inhaled, fits into the oxygen carrying site on hemoglobin even better than oxygen. This means your body will be deprived of this critical element. It is as if a tourniquet were applied around your neck. You will appear bright red but since the redness is from the wrong chemical, your cells will die due to oxygen lack. This is an extreme emergency.
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A 38-year-old member asked:
What are symptoms of mild carbon monoxide poisoning?
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Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered
Pathology 51 years experience
Chemical anemia: Carbon monoxide replaces oxygen in red cells and causes chemical anemia. Mild cases may be asymptomatic. It may start as weakness, dizziness, shortness of breath, cherry red coloration of skin, loss of consciousness and in severe cases, death. Chronic poisoning may cause parkinson disease.
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A 43-year-old member asked:
What are symptoms from carbon monoxide poisoning?
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Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered
Pathology 51 years experience
Chemical anemia: Carbon monoxide replaces oxygen in red cells and causes chemical anemia. Mild cases may be asymptomatic. It may start as weakness, dizziness, shortness of breath, cherry red coloration of skin, loss of consciousness and in severe cases, death. Chronic poisoning may cause parkinson disease.
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