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Toxic Alcohol Ingestion: Isopropyl Alcohol
General concepts for toxic alcohols:
• Parent compounds (not metabolites) cause high osmolal
Toxic Alcohol Ingestion ... not metabolites) cause ... lactic acidosis #Diagnosis ... #Management #Toxicology ... #ALiEM
 Acute Iron Poisoning

There are five classically described phases of toxicity:
Gastrointestinal phase (~6 hours post-ingestion)
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Abdominal pain, nausea ... Progressive multi-organ failure ... coagulopathy, renal failure ... Poisoning #Toxicity #Toxicology ... #Diagnosis #Management
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
permeability, lung congestion ... overload with heart failure ... if there is no clear ... cause such as trauma ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis
Toxic Alcohol Ingestion: Methanol
Solvent found in cleaning and printing solutions, adhesives, stains, paint removers,
antifreeze agent in
Toxic Alcohol Ingestion ... , but does NOT cause ... osmolal gap #Diagnosis ... #Management #Toxicology ... #ALiEM