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LCritchfi

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on: Aug 17, 2018
Explain how inhaling carbon monoxide can cause death.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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What are the three screening tests most widely used by forensic toxicologists? What is the confirmation test of choice?
 
  What will be an ideal response?


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Reply #1 on: Aug 17, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Oxygen normally combines with hemoglobin, which transports the oxygen throughout the body. However, carbon monoxide in the bloodstream also combines with hemoglobin, reducing the amount of hemoglobin left to carry oxygen. If enough hemoglobin combines with carbon monoxide, not enough is left to carry sufficient oxygen to the tissues, and death by asphyxiation follows.

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The three most widely used screening tests are thin-layer chromatography (TLC), gas chromatography (GC), and immunoassay. Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry is generally accepted as the confirmation test of choice.


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Reply 2 on: Aug 17, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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