Carbon Monoxide (CO) Poisoning - Diagnosis and Treatment

Diagnosis and Management of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning (CO poisoning) | Cherry 🍒-Red Skin | Give me Oxygen 🚑

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Carbon monoxide is released from incomplete combustion of hydrocarbons (due to insufficient oxygen).

Carbon monoxide poisoning shifts the oxygen dissociation curve to the left. It has high affinity for hemoglobin...It’s also a mitochondrial toxin (inhibits complex IV of the electron transport chain).

Symptoms include headache, dizziness, muscle aches, flu-like symptom.

[epstein]

U know what you are making medicine even more interesting. wonderful connection of dots, everything makes sense
I wish i had these videos 3-4 years back

[ushnaarooj]

My all-time savior plus absolutely love your sarcasm !!!!

[The_Eyrie]

I’m living in my automobile and used a propane heater last night for maybe an hour at the most. I woke up with flu-like symptoms but I made it through my day at work and decided to try to go without the heater tonight. I’m feeling better now than I was this morning.

If the symptoms subside, is treatment necessary?

[themechanicalentry]

It's quite adorable how much you curse those stupid idiots. Your courses are pretty amazing, though. I am glad you keep the quality level high even when you post frequently!

[DANthefoxx]

Most common cause on board a small plane is by a leaking heater core. The heater core runs on hot gas rather than hot liquid because the engine does not have a dedicated water cooler.
Some planes Ive seen have a chemical sticker that when exposed to CO will turn black. Feel the symptoms in flight, turn off the heat and or use supplimental oxygen. And get to lower altitude.

[magedali]

Methemoglobin leads to anemic hypoxia( decrease oxygen delivery to tissues)
Cyanide leads to histotoxic hypoxia( decrease Oxygen utilization by tissues)
CO does both decrease Oxygen delivery to and utilization by tissues
( Anemic and histotoxic hypoxia)
CO is double hit

[carpenterfamily]

Some people feel like they have a sunburn do to poisoning.
I also want to mention if you’re running an ozone generator or UV lights then you could also have this symptom.

[bahiachibi]

Excellent we need more videos like this🎉

[hollyjones]

Question regarding 02 treatment: is it effective because it reduces that half life of CO and can then competitively inhibit it’s binding or does high paO2 result in CO being kicked off of the Hb molecule?

[houseofselfdevelopmenttips]

That is an interesting presentation but can patient with only tachycardia and headache but norma pulse oximetry need oxygen therapy?

[anthonykerbage]

Thank you so much these videos are great! I just have one question:
About the fact that in CO poisoning PvO2 is high so we don't have cyanosis, rather a cherry red skin.

In methemoglobinemia, MetHb also shifts the Hb-O2 curve to the left, reducing O2 unloading. So logically, PvO2 should be increased. But if that's true, than why do we get cyanosis in methemoglobinemia?


In both diseases: SaO2 is decreased, O2 content is decreased, PaO2 is normal. In both we have left shift of Hb-O2 curve.
Why does CO give you cherry red skin, and methemoglobinemia give cyanosis?

[udaygowda]

Hi, thanks for the video, actually my sister is one of the victim for carbon monoxide poisoning which had happened on sep of 2015,
is there a way for her to recover..?

[pashteen]

Please solve my querry ive search alot but cdnt get the proper answer ...why is there anemic hypoxia in co poisoning??? Hb is normal and rbc are also normal then why??

[sujiths]

Can carbon monoxide affect the haemoglobin or it is only affecting the oxygen transport by

[curiouswanderer]

Say Doctor are electric stoves also a cause of CO or just gas-lit ones?

[AmnesiaForever]

The carbon monoxide death works the same on newer cars too?

[AmnesiaForever]

If you took something like a 2006 diesel 2.0 car and did the same as the boy would you die painlessly if you slept too?

[luckymeloa]

because i was having insomnia from the exposure of my neighbors chimney, the dr suggested i use a sleeping pill. what? when im also being exposed to co? good thing im smarter than my doctor or id be dead for sure. i stay awake at night to stay alive. sleeping isnt going to help me.

[francisa]

which is the previous video ? is there a link

[sandraragole]

🌬🌬 love info. Yrs now I'm dismissed when explaining high blood oxygen levels when sleeping. ( Fitbit)
How do I handle?
Yrs ago borrowed "baby monitor " yes helped cuzzz I started cigs age 25 till 70 about 10 cigs day. Since I'm an athlete 🙀 with syringomyelia... why cigs.
Love you.... lol I'm a stupid??? Lol🌬🌬🥰