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A neighbor calls 911 when a family does not answer to the doorbell. When the emergency medical service (EMS) enters the house they find the family lying around a small space heater in a semi-comatose state. The EMS quickly assesses the family and preliminary-diagnose that the family is suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning. Which signs and symptoms below assist in this potential diagnosis?

  1. cherry-red tongues and lips
  2. cyanotic tongues and dyspnea
  3. soot on the face and singed nose hairs
  4. pale nail beds with splinter hemorrhages