Carbon monoxide (CO) is a colorless, odorless gas produced during the combustion of any carbon-containing fuel (the less efficienthe combustion
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(C).CO displaces oxygen and creates a conformational change in hemoglobin that impairs the delivery of oxygen to the tissues,leading to tissue hypoxia. HbCO levels are not well correlatedwith clinicalsigns of toxicity, likely because CO interacts with multiple proteins in addition to hemoglobin
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