Methemoglobinemia Induced By Ingesting Lava Lamp Contents.
| Autor: | Funke ME; Duke University, Department of Emergency Medicine, Durham, North Carolina., Fischetti CE; UCI Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, Orange, California., Rodino AM; Duke University, Department of Emergency Medicine, Durham, North Carolina.; Duke University, Department of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina., Shaheen SP; Duke University, Department of Emergency Medicine, Durham, North Carolina. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Clinical practice and cases in emergency medicine [Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med] 2018 Jul 16; Vol. 2 (3), pp. 207-210. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Jul 16 (Print Publication: 2018). |
| DOI: | 10.5811/cpcem.2018.5.38261 |
| Abstrakt: | 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. Competing Interests: Conflicts of Interest: By the CPC-EM article submission agreement, all authors are required to disclose all affiliations, funding sources and financial or management relationships that could be perceived as potential sources of bias. The authors disclosed none. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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