Carbon Monoxide (CO): What Affects The Test
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What Affects the Test
Exposure to carbon monoxide from smoke, gas-burning equipment at home, heavy car traffic, or poorly ventilated car garages and factories can increase blood levels.
| Last updated: | March 18, 2008 |
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| Author: | Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS |
| Reviewed By: | Caroline S. Rhoads, MD - Internal Medicine, R. Steven Tharratt, MD, MPVM, FACP, FCCP - Pulmonology, Critical Care, Medical Toxicology |
| Editors: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Tracy Landauer |
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