Phosgene Oxime Exposure Workup
- Author: Erik D Schraga, MD; Chief Editor: Robert G Darling, MD, FACEP more...
Laboratory Studies
- An arterial blood gas may be useful only in patients with significant respiratory symptoms after exposure.
Imaging Studies
- Order a chest radiograph to examine for evidence of pulmonary edema in patients with respiratory symptoms after exposure. A chest radiograph of a patient who developed phosgene-induced adult respiratory distress syndrome is shown below.
Anteroposterior portable chest radiograph in a male patient who developed phosgene-induced adult respiratory distress syndrome. Notice the bilateral infiltrates and ground glass appearance.
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