A Patient Who Suffered Carbon Monoxide Poisoning from Sitting in a Car

question 49

Multiple Choice

A patient who suffered carbon monoxide poisoning from sitting in a car with the engine running in a closed garage has just been brought to the emergency room.The patient's laboratory test results indicate that 35% of total hemoglobin is saturated with carbon monoxide.Which of the following sets of symptoms should the nurse expect to see in this patient, based on this finding?

• A)Asymptomatic
• B)Disturbance of judgment, headache, and dizziness
• C)Dizziness, muscle weakness, vision problems, confusion, increased heart rate, and increased breathing rate
• D)Loss of consciousness, coma

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