Refractory hypoxia and saturation gap in a COVID-19 patient
Acquired methemoglobinemia, predominantly due to oxidizing medications occurs when heme iron in hemoglobin is oxidized from ferrous to ferric ion and binds oxygen irreversibly leading to functional anemia, cyanosis, and tissue hypoxia. We report a case of a 60-year-old man with multiple comorbiditie...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2024
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/112911/1/112911.pdf http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/112911/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352551724000416?via%3Dihub |
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| Institution: | Universiti Putra Malaysia |
| Language: | English |