Table 1 The timeline of this case
From: Whole-blood ribonucleic acid sequencing analysis in methemoglobinemia: a case report
Time, day | Event |
|---|---|
X | The patient took in a few breaths of orange–brown smoke |
X + a few minutes | The patient became unwell, with dyspnea and numbness in his extremities |
X + 2 hours 30 minutes | The patient was suffering from whole-body cyanosis SpO2: 80–85% (15 L/minutes of oxygen), respiratory rate: 18/minute MetHb level in arterial blood gas testing: 23.1% |
X + 4 hours 30 minutes | The patient was transported to our center His whole-body cyanosis had improved, and his subjective symptoms had disappeared SpO2: 90% (15 L/minutes of oxygen), respiratory rate: 18/minute MetHb level in arterial blood gas testing: 12.5% Whole-blood RNA samples were collected |
X + 4 hours 40 minutes | Methylene blue (100 mg) was administered intravenously |
X + 4 hours 50 minutes | MetHb level in arterial blood gas testing: 6.0% |
X + 5 hours | MetHb level in arterial blood gas testing: 1.8% SpO2: 100% (5 L/minutes of oxygen) Chest X-ray and chest CT showed no abnormal findings |
X + 2 days | Whole-blood RNA samples were collected |
X + 4 days | Whole-blood RNA samples were collected He was discharged |
X + 1 month | Chest CT and respiratory function tests showed no abnormal findings |
X + 2 months | Chest CT and respiratory function tests showed no abnormal findings |
X + 3 months | Chest CT and respiratory function tests showed no abnormal findings |