TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - Recurrent carbon monoxide poisoning from cigarette smoking
JO  - American journal of the medical sciences
A1  - Sen, Sudeshna
A1  - Peltz, Carrie
A1  - Beard, Jennifer
A1  - Zeno, Brian
SP  - 427
EP  - 428
VL  - 340
IS  - 5
N2  - 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.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0002-9629
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MAJ.0b013e3181ef712d
ID  - ref1
ER  -