Methemoglobinemia - ferrous hemoglobin iron
oxidized → ferric ion
Treatment:
→high flow oxygen (conc. greater than 30%) to symptomatic patients with methemoglobinemia to maximize oxygen saturation on the residual normal ferrous hemoglobin
→ concentrations greater than 30%,
methylthioninium chloride (Methylene Blue)
2 mg/kg − intravenously over 5–10 minutes as a 1% solution.