Case of carbon monoxide poisoning after smoking shisha

Carbon monoxide poisoning has been reported as a result of exposure to various sources of smoke, such as car exhaust fumes, home water heaters and tobacco smoke. We describe a case of symptomatic, moderately severe carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning in a young Mediterranean man after smoking a waterpipe...

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Autores principales: Lim, Beng Leong, Lim, Ghee Hian, Seow, Eillyne
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer-Verlag 2009
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2700232/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20157455
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12245-009-0097-8
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description Carbon monoxide poisoning has been reported as a result of exposure to various sources of smoke, such as car exhaust fumes, home water heaters and tobacco smoke. We describe a case of symptomatic, moderately severe carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning in a young Mediterranean man after smoking a waterpipe, or shisha. This case highlights the importance of considering carbon monoxide exposure in patients presenting with non-specific neurological symptoms to the emergency department (ED).
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spelling pubmed-27002322009-06-26 Case of carbon monoxide poisoning after smoking shisha Lim, Beng Leong Lim, Ghee Hian Seow, Eillyne Int J Emerg Med Case Report Carbon monoxide poisoning has been reported as a result of exposure to various sources of smoke, such as car exhaust fumes, home water heaters and tobacco smoke. We describe a case of symptomatic, moderately severe carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning in a young Mediterranean man after smoking a waterpipe, or shisha. This case highlights the importance of considering carbon monoxide exposure in patients presenting with non-specific neurological symptoms to the emergency department (ED). Springer-Verlag 2009-03-11 /pmc/articles/PMC2700232/ /pubmed/20157455 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12245-009-0097-8 Text en © Springer-Verlag London Ltd 2009
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2700232/
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