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05/09/04 - 11:45 AM       #1

The use of sodium nitrate was used to treat a woman's cyanide poisoning. Her Hb has been converted to methemoglobin. How would you safely regenerate free Hb?

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05/22/04 - 10:36 AM       #2

Methylene blue

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05/22/04 - 11:21 AM       #3

yeah, methylene blue activates methemoglobin reductase
and vit C converts ferric to ferrous(ancillary Tx)

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05/27/04 - 03:39 PM       #4

Thats one of goljans qs......









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