ACMT Toxicology Visual Pearl: Out of the Blue
ALiEM - Pharm Pearls
AUGUST 16, 2023
Exchange transfusion can be used in patients with severe methemoglobinemia. Treatment for methemoglobinemia in G6PD deficiency may consist of ascorbic acid, exchange transfusion, and hyperbaric oxygen [7, 9]. This post has been peer-reviewed on behalf of ACMT by Drs. It can reduce the Fe 3+ in methemoglobin back to Fe 2+.
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