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Toxic Alcohol Ingestion: Isopropyl Alcohol
General concepts for toxic alcohols:
• Parent compounds (not metabolites) cause high osmolal
: Isopropyl Alcohol ... not metabolites) cause ... to lactate --> causes ... lactic acidosis #Diagnosis ... #Management #Toxicology
Alcohol Withdrawal Summary

Pathophysiology, Symptoms, Cause, Course, Management 

#Diagnosis #Management #Pathophysiology #Alcohol #Withdrawal #Symptoms
Alcohol Withdrawal ... Pathophysiology, Symptoms, Cause ... , Course, Management ... #Diagnosis # ... #Alcohol #Withdrawal
Ketosis Disorders - Comparison Table
 • Starvation Ketosis
 • Alcoholic Ketoacidosis (AKA)
 • Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)
Starvation Ketosis • Alcoholic ... #differential #diagnosis ... #management #endocrinology
Ketosis Disorders
Ketone bodies are a normal metabolic energy source. Excessive unregulated production of ketones, often accompanied
Alcoholic ketoacidosis ... Treat concomitant alcohol ... Glucosuria causes ... #differential #diagnosis ... #management #endocrinology
Hyperuricemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary - Over-production
     • Increased turnover of nucleotides
Primary
- Differential Diagnosis ... Ethambutol • Alcohol ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #endocrinology ... #causes
Causes of elevated osmolal gaps. For the 341 patients who presented with elevated osmolal gap (OG)
Causes of elevated ... analysis of toxic alcohols ... patients where toxic alcohol ... absence of toxic alcohol ... #Diagnosis #Toxicology
Causes of elevated osmolal gaps. For the 341 patients who presented with elevated osmolal gap (OG)
Causes of elevated ... analysis of toxic alcohols ... patients where toxic alcohol ... absence of toxic alcohol ... #Diagnosis #Toxicology
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Symptoms:
• Abdominal pain
• Nausea
• Polyuria
• Polydipsia
• Vomiting
• Weight loss
•
Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Abdominal pain • Nausea ... #Ketoacidosis #Diagnosis ... #Management #Endocrinology
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis ... and Management ... no respiratory cause ... Aspirin #Toxicity #Toxicology ... #diagnosis #management
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Symptoms:
• Abdominal pain
• Nausea
• Polyuria
• Polydipsia
• Vomiting
• Weight loss
•
Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Abdominal pain • Nausea ... #Ketoacidosis #Diagnosis ... #Management #Endocrinology