Methemoglobinemia and Benzocaine

Gastroenterology Nursing

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 342-345

  Moos, Daniel D ^a   Cuddeford, James D ^a  

^a BryanLGH College of Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DRUG APPROVAL; DRUG MONITORING; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RARE DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BENZOCAINE; DRUG APPROVAL; DRUG MONITORING; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; HUMANS; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RARE DISEASES; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 37349125236     PISSN: 1042895X     EISSN: 15389766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.SGA.0000296253.78457.f4     Document Type: Article

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