Volume : VII, Issue : XI, November - 2018

Blue can save Blue

Dr. Mayank Dhir, Dr. Ankit Biyani, Dr. Sagar Sinha, Dr. Dattatray Bhusare

Abstract :

 

Methemoglobin represents the oxidized form (Fe3+) Hb of hemoglobin, which is incapable of carrying oxygen.

Methemoglobinemia (MetHb) should always be considered as one of the differential diagnosis in all cyanotic patients who remain unresponsive to oxygen therapy. Severe methemoglobinemia is a life–threatening condition and may result in death. Unfortunately, pulse–oximetry (spO₂) and Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) can be misleading in these patients. ABG by co–oximeter method is an appropriate diagnostic tool to measure the MetHb level.

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Blue can save Blue , Dr. Mayank Dhir, Dr. Ankit Biyani, Dr. Sagar Sinha, Dr. Dattatray Bhusare , PARIPEX-INDIAN JOURNAL OF RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-11 | November-2018

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