Acute methemoglobinemia after endoscopy

Journal of the American Board of Family Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 227-229

  Bayard, Max ^a,b   Farrow, Jeff ^a   Tudiver, Fred ^a  

^a East Tennessee State University   (United States)

^b ETSU Family Medicine Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZOCAINE; FLUMAZENIL; HEMOGLOBIN; METHYLENE BLUE; NALOXONE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; OXIDIZING AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CYANOSIS; EMERGENCY WARD; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LABORATORY TEST; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; OXYGEN THERAPY; TACHYPNEA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DIGESTIVE TRACT ENDOSCOPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ADULT; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BENZOCAINE; CYANOSIS; ENDOSCOPY, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; METHYLENE BLUE; OXIDANTS;

EID: 4344581008     PISSN: 08938652     EISSN: 15448770     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.17.3.227     Document Type: Article

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