reating Carbon Monoxide Poisoning – Is Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Advantageous over Oxygen Therapy?
Respected Editor, Carbon monoxide (CO), a leading cause of poisoning, causes its noxious effects by depriving the living tissues of Oxygen (O2). It does so by binding to hemoglobin (Hb) with a significantly higher affinity than O2. The resulting Carboxyhemoglobin (COHb) decreases the blood’s O2 carr...
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Liaquat National Hospital and Medical College
2021-06-01
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| Series: | Liaquat National Journal of Primary Care |
| Online Access: | https://journals.lnh.edu.pk/lnjpc/pdf/e3c58921-8d14-4929-a1bc-613388be58e2.pdf |