1st April 2022

A 45-year-old lady is in A&E after being rescued from a house fire

A 45-year-old lady is in A&E after being rescued from a house fire, she has 2nd degree burns to her face and torso and is very agitated. She has a heart rate of 90 beats/min, BP of 128/76 mmHg and a respiratory rate of 22 breaths/min. Her O2 saturations are 94% on room air, and she has a temperature of 36.6 C. She has a suspected inhalation injury, and her carboxyhaemoglobin levels are tested. Considering that she is a smoker, what result is consistent with an inhalation injury in this patient?

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