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Answer quizzER 1.5 « Receiving. — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 21:35:53 +0000

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By: Diego

Diego — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:50:07 +0000

I think D is the correct answer.
Headache is the first and most common symptom of CO poisoning.
This diagnosis is suggested by multiple members of the same family affected and by the fact that symptoms improve while the patient is at work.
Last but not least, her symptoms began approximately one week after Thanksgiving, when the weather is really cold.

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 23:51:10 +0000

Carbon monoxide poisioning.

By: Michael Fernandes

Michael Fernandes — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 15:52:47 +0000

order a carboxyhemaglobin level, this patient has CO poisoning

By: Eric Tosh

Eric Tosh — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 18:03:52 +0000

Order the COHb level

By: Allison Loynd

Allison Loynd — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 15:44:20 +0000

i think she needs D. Carboxyhemoglobin level
HA, Nausea that is in several family members and resolves when out of the house…suspicious for CO Toxicity

By: Julie Nguyen

Julie Nguyen — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 07:25:15 +0000

D. Order a carboxyhemoglobin (COHb) level

By: Brian Kern

Brian Kern — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 07:22:09 +0000

By: Matthew L. Wong

Matthew L. Wong — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 01:38:41 +0000

Check the carboxyhemoglobin.