Bulletin (October - December 1998 Vol.6 No.4)
Cyanide poisoning
ตารางที่ 2 อาการและอาการแสดงของ cyanide poisoning
| Systems | Manifestations |
| Odor | Bitter almond breath (not always present) |
| Skin | Cherry red color or cyanosis |
| CNS disturbance | Headache, agitation, disorientation, lethargy, seizures, coma, cerebral death |
| Cardiovascular instability | Changes in oxygenation Tachycardia --> apnea, venous hyperoxemia: red venous blood, increased mixed venous O2 content (SvO2), decreased O2 consumption (vO2), narrow arteriovenous O2 difference (AvO2 diff) |
| Metabolic acidosis | pH-elevated blood lactate and/or elevated lactate: pyruvate ratio |