Is threshold for treatment of methemoglobinemia the same for all? A case report and literature review

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 748.e5-748.e10

  El Husseini, Amr ^a   Azarov, Nick ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BENZOCAINE; CLONIDINE; CLOPIDOGREL; ENOXAPARIN; LIDOCAINE; METHEMOGLOBIN; METHYLENE BLUE; METOPROLOL; PANTOPRAZOLE; PIOGLITAZONE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

AGED; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CARDIOMEGALY; CASE REPORT; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONFUSION; CORONARY CARE UNIT; CYANOSIS; DIAPHORESIS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE OXIMETRY; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; TELEMETRY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; UNSTEADINESS; WEAKNESS; REVIEW;

AGED; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BENZOCAINE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA;

EID: 77955474915     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2009.10.014     Document Type: Article

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