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Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care Medicine Q&A 07 (view source)
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Carbon monoxide displaces oxygen on hemoglobin molecules, forming carboxyhemoglobin complexes and leading to tissue hypoxia.
Carbon monoxide displaces oxygen on hemoglobin molecules, forming carboxyhemoglobin complexes and leading to tissue hypoxia.
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|q2=What is your initial therapeutic plan?
|q2=What is your initial therapeutic plan?
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Smoke inhalation patients may also have significant cutaneous burns as well, and they should be treated aggressively with i/v fluids, wound care and nutritional support.
Smoke inhalation patients may also have significant cutaneous burns as well, and they should be treated aggressively with i/v fluids, wound care and nutritional support.
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|q3=What complications should you anticipate, and how would you monitor for them?
|q3=What complications should you anticipate, and how would you monitor for them?
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Irritation from smoke and hot particles can promote the development of ARDS and decrease mucociliary function, thus predisposing the victim to developing bronchopneumonia.
Irritation from smoke and hot particles can promote the development of ARDS and decrease mucociliary function, thus predisposing the victim to developing bronchopneumonia.
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