Mechanism of action of sodium nitrite in Cyanide poisoning is?
Correct Answer: Produces methemoglobinemia
Description: Sodium nitrite conves haemoglobin to methemoglobin and this methemoglobin combines with cyanide to form nontoxic cyanmethemoglobin. This cyanmethb will be excreted from the body trough urine REF: Essentials of Medical Pharmacology KD Tripathi 8th ed.
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