Cyanide poisoning antidote sequence
Nitrite then Thiosulphate
Recalls the classic two-step treatment.
Hydroxocobalamin is an alternative and is often preferred.
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Nitrite then Thiosulphate. It helps you recall: Cyanide poisoning antidote sequence.
Forms methaemoglobin to bind cyanide
Converts cyanide to thiocyanate for excretion
Nitrite: Forms methaemoglobin to bind cyanide; Thiosulphate: Converts cyanide to thiocyanate for excretion.
It belongs to Toxicology in Forensic Medicine.
Hydroxocobalamin is an alternative and is often preferred.
Recalls the classic two-step treatment.
Say it aloud, write it from memory tomorrow, then again in a week. Then test yourself on a Forensic Medicine question about Toxicology.
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