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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1409-0015</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Medicina Legal de Costa Rica]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Med. leg. Costa Rica]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1409-0015</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Asociación Costarricense de Medicina Forense]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S1409-00152017000100137</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Intoxicacion por monoxido de carbono]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Bolaños Morera]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Pamela]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Chacón Araya]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Carolina]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Clínica Integral Cordero  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,C.C.S.S Clínica Esparza ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2017</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2017</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>34</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>137</fpage>
<lpage>146</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1409-00152017000100137&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1409-00152017000100137&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1409-00152017000100137&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen: La intoxicación por monóxido de carbono o &#8220;asesino silente&#8221; es la intoxicación mortal más común, encontrándose en fuentes de exposición muy comunes como automóviles, tabaquismo y combustión de gases o combustibles. La principal característica nociva aguda del gas se basa en su alta afinidad por la hemoglobina, mientras que los efectos crónicos se basan en su interacción con otras proteínas. Ante la clínica inespecífica del cuadro, se debe tener un alto grado de sospecha diagnóstica, para iniciar el tratamiento adecuado o oxigenoterapia normobárica o hiperbárica según corresponda.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract: Carbon monoxide poisoning or &#8220;silent killer&#8221; is the most common fatal poisoning, found in very common sources of exposure such as cars, smoking and gas or fuel combustion. The main acute harmful characteristic of gas is based on its high affinity for hemoglobin, while the chronic effects are based on its interaction with other proteins. Before the nonspecific clinic of the table, must have a high degree of diagnostic suspicion, to start the appropriate treatment or normobaric or hyperbaric oxygen therapy as appropriate.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Intoxicación aguda]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[monóxido de carbono]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[gases tóxicos]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[carboxihemoglobina]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Acute intoxication]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[carbon monoxide]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[toxic gases]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[carboxyhemoglobin]]></kwd>
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