The creation of methemoglobinemia through the use of nitrites for cyanide poisoning entails some risk and, in particular, may be detrimental or even lethal to a patient with smoke inhalation and ...

Methylene blue was developed in the 1800s as a cobalt blue synthetic dye for textiles, but it also has some medicinal uses. It's approved to treat a rare blood disorder called methemoglobinemia ...

Regarding Methemoglobinemia: Methemoglobinemia is an extremely rare condition that can occur with nitrous oxide administration. In patients experiencing this condition, there is typically a ...

Potentially harmful levels of methemoglobin, which can build in patients receiving certain anesthetics, can be detected using a new, non-invasive monitoring technique called pulse CO-oximetry, ...

"A common cause of exposure that can lead to methemoglobinemia is dental procedures because one of the medicines that they'll give for patients that have dental pain is benzocaine," Wilkerson said.

Although labels of benzocaine sprays are not required to warn about the risk of methemoglobinemia, the FDA is continuing to evaluate their safety. Read the FDA report on the association of ...