SUSPECTED CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING - CASE REPORT
JOURNAL OF ISTANBUL FACULTY OF MEDICINE-ISTANBUL TIP FAKULTESI DERGISI, cilt.77, sa.2, ss.29-30, 2014 (ESCI, TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 77 Sayı: 2
- Basım Tarihi: 2014
- Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF ISTANBUL FACULTY OF MEDICINE-ISTANBUL TIP FAKULTESI DERGISI
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.29-30
- Anahtar Kelimeler: carbon monoxide, symptoms, hyperbaric
- İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
CO poisoning which is quite common in our country can be a serious health problem. For this reason, it is usually kept in mind on examination but sometimes there may be undiagnosed or misdiagnosed cases due to non-specific signs and symptoms. This case is about a 51 year old female who received hyperbaric oxygen therapy for CO poisoning and had a history of multiple hospital admissions for syncope and loss of consciousness attacks in the last 18 months. A detailed evaluation revealed that these syncope attacks had always been after taking a shower and CO intoxication had not been investigated. In this case, the aim was to direct attention that occult exposure to CO at home may cause non- specific symptoms and personal behavior can vary.