Recurrent carbon monoxide poisoning from cigarette smoking.
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
The American journal of the medical sciences
Abstract
Carbon monoxide intoxication remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States with an estimate of 50,000 cases annually in emergency departments nationwide (Weaver, N Engl J Med. 2009;360:1217-25). Sources of carbon monoxide most often include car exhaust, malfunctioning heating systems and inhaled smoke. It has been well established that there is a dose-dependent increase in carboxyhemoglobin (COHb) concentration with tobacco use. It is generally accepted that heavy smokers have COHb levels < 10% to 15% (Ernst and Zibrak, N Engl J Med. 1998;339:1603-8). The authors report a 48-year-old woman with significant tobacco abuse who presented with COHb levels as high as 24.2% in the face of tobacco use.
First Page
427
Last Page
428
DOI
10.1097/MAJ.0b013e3181ef712d
Publication Date
11-1-2010
Recommended Citation
Sen S, Peltz C, Beard J, Zeno B. Recurrent carbon monoxide poisoning from cigarette smoking. Am J Med Sci. 2010 Nov;340(5):427-8. doi: 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e3181ef712d. PMID: 20739872.