Other conditions with symptoms similar to carbon monoxide poisoning
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Other conditions with symptoms similar to carbon monoxide poisoning
Other conditions may have symptoms similar to carbon monoxide poisoning. These include:
- Stomach flu.
- Headache.
- Food poisoning.
- Colic (in an infant).
- Injury to the brain or spinal cord (nervous system).
- Stroke.
- Seizure.
- Psychiatric disorders such as anxiety or panic attacks, which can cause dizziness, shortness of breath, and confusion.
- Heart problems such as chronic heart failure or arrhythmias, which can cause fatigue, dizziness, and shortness of breath.
- Syncope.
- Uneven breathing.
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| Author | Lila Havens |
| Author | Sabra L. Katz-Wise |
| Editor | Katy E. Magee, MA |
| Editor | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA |
| Associate Editor | Michele Cronen |
| Associate Editor | Terrina Vail |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine |
| Specialist Medical Reviewer | R. Steven Tharratt, MD, MPVM, FACP, FCCP - Pulmonology, Critical Care, Medical Toxicology |
| Last Updated | April 14, 2006 |
| Last updated: | April 14, 2006 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Sabra L. Katz-Wise |
| Reviewed By: | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine, R. Steven Tharratt, MD, MPVM, FACP, FCCP - Pulmonology, Critical Care, Medical Toxicology |
| Editors: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Terrina Vail |
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