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Related Subjects: |Carbon monoxide poisoning |Cyanide toxicity
Oxygen Saturation measurements are unreliable in the presence of metHb or CO poisoning as they can appear normal when patient is hypoxic. Carbon monoxide “tricks" the pulse oximeter into reporting a high oxygen saturation, regardless of what the oxygen saturation actually is.
Lung injury resulting from inhalation of smoke or chemical products of combustion continues to be associated with significant morbidity and mortality