Methemoglobinemia Induced By Ingesting Lava Lamp Contents

A patient presented after ingesting the contents of a lava lamp that he believed to contain alcohol. It was later discovered that this product was comprised of 76% calcium nitrate, leading to his subsequent development of methemoglobinemia. This disease is a medical emergency secondary to poor trans...

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Autores principales: Funke, Mary E., Fischetti, Chanel E., Rodino, Anne M., Shaheen, Stephen P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 2018
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6075504/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30083634
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2018.5.38261
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description A patient presented after ingesting the contents of a lava lamp that he believed to contain alcohol. It was later discovered that this product was comprised of 76% calcium nitrate, leading to his subsequent development of methemoglobinemia. This disease is a medical emergency secondary to poor transportation of oxygen and resultant tissue hypoxic effects. Therefore, having high suspicion for this disease process in patients with toxic ingestions, understanding the proper diagnosis, and promptly starting treatment are all critical actions for emergency physicians.
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spelling pubmed-60755042018-08-06 Methemoglobinemia Induced By Ingesting Lava Lamp Contents Funke, Mary E. Fischetti, Chanel E. Rodino, Anne M. Shaheen, Stephen P. Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med Case Report A patient presented after ingesting the contents of a lava lamp that he believed to contain alcohol. It was later discovered that this product was comprised of 76% calcium nitrate, leading to his subsequent development of methemoglobinemia. This disease is a medical emergency secondary to poor transportation of oxygen and resultant tissue hypoxic effects. Therefore, having high suspicion for this disease process in patients with toxic ingestions, understanding the proper diagnosis, and promptly starting treatment are all critical actions for emergency physicians. University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 2018-07-16 /pmc/articles/PMC6075504/ /pubmed/30083634 http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2018.5.38261 Text en Copyright: © 2018 Funke et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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