Carbon Monoxide and Keyless Ignitions

Carbon Monoxide and Keyless Ignitions Carbon Monoxide and Keyless Ignitions are causally connected because the physical act of of pulling out the key is no longer required to stop the car engine. Thus people forget to turn off the car, especially…

Inflammatory Breast Cancer - Diagnostic Challenge

Inflammatory Breast Cancer–Any Change Could be Serious Inflammatory Breast Cancer is a deadly diagnostic challenge as it is harder to spot but no less lethal. A Personal Story by Rebecca Martin If you google Inflammatory Breast Cancer you…

Pets Carbon Monoxide Poisoning is Real

Pets Carbon Monoxide Poisoning is a Thing Pets carbon monoxide poisoning is an actual thing. Stories of dogs awakening their owners during a fire or gas leak make feel good news stories. However, many people believe that a dog can also detect…

Negative Air Pressure Causes Carbon Monoxide

Negative Air Pressure Equals Carbon Monoxide Negative air pressure can cause carbon monoxide poisoning because it interrupts the flow of oxygen to a flame, causing incomplete combustion. A fire without enough oxygen creates CO, not the harmless…

Evidence Based Politics - Only Hope for Democracy

Evidence Based Politics to Beat COVID Only evidence based politics can save our democracy. In this replay of the Cold War between communism and the American idea of freedom, China won. China won because despite early mistakes, they tackled…

Dose of Carbon Monoxide Doesn’t Predict Outcome

Long-term Problems Not Tied to the Dose of Carbon Monoxide The dose of carbon monoxide in the blood, does not predict long term outcome once CO gets to a level where symptoms occur - 15% COHb. In the context of medicine/toxicology, the issue…

Preexisting Conditions Protections at Stake

Preexisting Conditions Protections- More than an Election Catch Phrase Finally in 2014, preexisting condition protections came into effect in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) by prohibiting the insurance market from denial of coverage or benefits…

Chicago Carbon Monoxide Linked to Cold Weather

The Season for Chicago Carbon Monoxide Chicago carbon monoxide poisonings increase in frequency as the cold is upon us. Daylight savings time is over, the nights are longer and colder. Thanksgiving is rapidly approaching. If you had not already…

Carbon Monoxide Physiology Explained

Carbon Monoxide Physiology - In Words and Pictures To being our topic of carbon monoxide physiology, we must go back to Claude Bernard, a 17th century physiologist who first discovered the affinity of carbon monoxide for hemoglobin and the…

Carbon Monoxide in Children

Carbon Monoxide in Children Requires Expert Assessment This week I want to cover a difficult subject that has been interwoven into many of our blogs; the impact of carbon monoxide poisoning in children. Children and those with medically compromised…