title: Cyanide ingestion: preventing the cascade.
abstract: Patients with cyanide exposure present a rare and unique challenge to the critical care nurse. The following article assists the critical care nurse and advanced practice nurse in understanding the pathophysiology of cyanide exposure, assessment of signs and symptoms, and antidotal and supportive therapies. In addition, a case review of nursing care for a patient exposed to cyanide is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Saint Louis University Health Sciences Center, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cooper
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Powers
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rusnack
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Conley
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Epperly
mesh_terms: D000931:Antidotes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003422:Critical Care; D003486:Cyanides / Q000506:poisoning*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000451:nursing*; D062787:Drug Overdose / Q000451:nursing / Q000503:physiopathology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D000931:Antidotes; D003486:Cyanides