First Aid & Safety: Poisoning

  • Carbon Dioxide

    05/09/08, Healthwise

    A carbon dioxide test measures the total amount of the three forms of carbon dioxide (bicarbonate, carbonic acid, and dissolved carbon dioxide) in your blood. This test is also called a total carbon dioxide or TCO2 test.

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  • Carbon Monoxide (CO)

    03/18/08, Healthwise

    A carbon monoxide blood test is used to detect poisoning from breathing carbon monoxide (CO), a colorless, odorless, poisonous gas. The test measures the amount of hemoglobin that has bonded with carbon monoxide. This amount is also calle

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