Acute Management of Cocaine-Associated Methaemoglobinaemia
Methaemoglobinaemia is a potentially life-threatening complication of problem drug use. This is a case report of a 29-year-old man who presented himself cyanosed after a cocaine binge. It highlights the diagnosis and management of this condition from an acute medical perspective.
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| description | Methaemoglobinaemia is a potentially life-threatening complication of problem drug use. This is a case report of a 29-year-old man who presented himself cyanosed after a cocaine binge. It highlights the diagnosis and management of this condition from an acute medical perspective. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5c50e414a2c544b6ad6740454c65f7ff2025-02-03T01:31:49ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352011-01-01201110.1155/2011/136396136396Acute Management of Cocaine-Associated MethaemoglobinaemiaImmo Weichert0Acute Medicine Unit, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Corsebar Road, Paisley PA2 9PN, UKMethaemoglobinaemia is a potentially life-threatening complication of problem drug use. This is a case report of a 29-year-old man who presented himself cyanosed after a cocaine binge. It highlights the diagnosis and management of this condition from an acute medical perspective.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/136396 |
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| title | Acute Management of Cocaine-Associated Methaemoglobinaemia |
| title_full | Acute Management of Cocaine-Associated Methaemoglobinaemia |
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| title_short | Acute Management of Cocaine-Associated Methaemoglobinaemia |
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