A Case of Severe Amyl Nitrite Induced Methemoglobinemia Managed with Methylene Blue
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Brian Faley1,2,* and Howard Chase3 1Clinical Assistant Professor, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy of Rutgers University, 160 Frelinghuysen Rd, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA 2Clinical Pharmacist, Emergency Medicine, Hackensack University Medical Center, 30 Prospect Ave., Hackensack, NJ 07601, USA 3Department of Emergency Trauma, Hackensack University Medical Center, 30 Prospect Ave., Hackensack, NJ 07601, USA
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