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Regarding carbon monoxide poisoning, what is commonly used to treat severe exposures?

Antibiotics

Pralidoxime and Atropine

Hyperbaric Oxygen

Hyperbaric Oxygen is used to treat severe cases of carbon monoxide poisoning due to its ability to rapidly diffuse the carbon monoxide from the blood and replace it with oxygen. Antibiotics are not helpful in treating this type of poisoning. Pralidoxime and Atropine are used to treat organophosphate poisoning, not carbon monoxide poisoning. Antiviral medications are used to treat viral infections, which have no relation to carbon monoxide poisoning. Therefore, out of all the options, hyperbaric oxygen is the most appropriate and effective treatment for severe carbon monoxide exposure.

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