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Methemoglobinemia: A Life-threatening Complication of Topical Pharyngeal Anesthetics
Drug-induced methemoglobinemia can be caused due to topical anesthetics, dapsone, nitrates (e.g., nitroglycerin), and metoclopramide. Cyanosis in the setting of topical anesthetic use, along with the arterial blood gas results indicating hypoxemia, points towards the diagnosis of methemoglobinemia....
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Cureus
2020
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7263402/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32494515 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.7900 |