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What is the primary reason for newborn infants, especially premature ones, being more susceptible to methemoglobinemia?
What is the primary reason for newborn infants, especially premature ones, being more susceptible to methemoglobinemia?
What is the characteristic appearance of arterial blood in a case of methemoglobinemia?
What is the characteristic appearance of arterial blood in a case of methemoglobinemia?
How is methemoglobinemia with visible symptoms typically treated?
How is methemoglobinemia with visible symptoms typically treated?
MetHb is formed when Fe2+ is oxidized to Fe3+ and cannot carry oxygen, leading to a decrease in available oxygen-carrying hemoglobin.
MetHb is formed when Fe2+ is oxidized to Fe3+ and cannot carry oxygen, leading to a decrease in available oxygen-carrying hemoglobin.
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Methemoglobinemia can be a result of nitrate poisoning or toxic reactions to oxidant drugs.
Methemoglobinemia can be a result of nitrate poisoning or toxic reactions to oxidant drugs.
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Proteins in RBCs are 100% as active in newborn infants compared to adults, making newborns equally susceptible to methemoglobinemia.
Proteins in RBCs are 100% as active in newborn infants compared to adults, making newborns equally susceptible to methemoglobinemia.
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Methylene blue is a substance that increases methemoglobin levels in symptomatic cases.
Methylene blue is a substance that increases methemoglobin levels in symptomatic cases.
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