Tox Talks 2025 Recap 2, Methemoglobinemia and Errors
Published: February 4, 2026
Duration: 41:09
Contributors: Travis Barlock MD, Ian Gillman PA, Jacob Altholz MD, Jeffrey Olson MS4
In this episode, EM attending Travis Barlock and medical student Jeffrey Olson listen in to the two remaining cases presented from EMM's recent event, Tox Talk 2025.
Talk 1- Methemoglobinemia- Ian Gillman
Cyanosis + chocolate-colored blood + normal PaO₂ + pulse ox stuck at ~85% = Methemoglobinemia → Treat with methylene blue
The medications that can cause it can be remembered with…
Watch out with methylene blue as it can cause serotonin syndrome
While treating with methylene blue the pulse ox can dro...