Does lactate Level be More Significant Than Carboxihemoglobin Level in Determining Prognosis of Carbon Monoxide Intoxication of Childhood?
In children admitted because of CO intoxication, the blood lactate levels may give more accurate information in terms of loss of consciousness and convulsion, lactate level could be taken as a measure of severe poisoning and may help to decide for hyperbaric oxygen treatment.
Plasma BNP values - at baseline or after exercise - were not associated with myocardial ischemia or with ventricular arrhythmia during exercise SPECT. These results highlight the limited usefulness of this biomarker to assess acute ischemia.