1 You may also have a medical condition that is made worse by CO exposure. 2  Persons with a medical condition: Heart disease, blood vessel disease, sickle cell anemia, and lung problems increase your risk for CO poisoning.  Pregnant women: You may breathe faster during pregnancy. This causes you to breathe in more CO.
Symptoms or Problems of High Ammonia Level. Ammonia is a nitrogen waste compound that is normally excreted in the urine. An elevated blood ammonia is an excessive accumulation of ammonia in the blood. Actually, an imbalance in the ammonia levels in humans can be a sign of many health issues including liver and kidney diseases.
Clinical Significance. Ammonia is one of the by-products of protein metabolism. Elevated blood ammonia levels have been associated with severe liver dysfunction such as hepatic encephalopathy, coma resulting from cirrhosis, severe hepatitis, Reye's syndrome, and drug hepatotoxicity. Also, elevated blood ammonia has been reported in cardiac failure, azotemia, and pulmonary emphysema. Correlation between plasma ammonia and the degree of encephalopathy can be erratic.