Table 3 Common diagnostic errors in carbon monoxide poisoning [4]
From: Tips for avoiding common mistakes in out-of-hospital diagnosis of carbon monoxide poisoning
Diagnostic errors | % |
|---|---|
Food poisoning | 38 |
Psychiatric disorders (hysteria, confusion, depression) | 18 |
Cardiac disorders with angina or syncope as presenting symptoms | 13 |
Alcohol intoxication (which however can coexist and is an undoubted confounding factor) or delirium tremens | 7 |
Acute solvent poisoning | 7 |
Headache, migraine | 6 |
Brain ischemic pathologies | 4 |
Cerebral hemorrhage | 4 |
Brain tumors (suspected in case of seizures) | 3 |