338 results
Toxic Alcohol Ingestion
Alcoholic ketoacidosis - Methanol - Ethylene glycol - Isopropyl Alcohol
 • Metabolic Acidosis
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• Metabolic Acidosis ... Ingestion #diagnosis #toxicology
Colchicine Toxicity 
Naturally-occurring plant alkaloid [Autumn Crocus and Glory Lilly]
2-24 hrs 
 • Severe GI distress
• Metabolic acidosis ... Colchicine #Toxicity #Toxicology
Toluene Poisoning - Diagnosis and Management Summary
What is it?  Volatile hydrocarbon, Glue or paint-sniffing, Occupational
Early raised AG acidosis ... normal anion gap acidosis ... Toluene #Poisoning #Toxicology
Metformin Associated Lactic Acidosis (MALA) 

Pathophysiology of MALA
 - Metformin interferes with the activity of the
Associated Lactic Acidosis ... symptoms of metabolic acidosis ... LacticAcidosis #Toxicity #Toxicology
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
anion-gap metabolic acidosis ... Anion-Gap Metabolic Acidosis ... Aspirin #Toxicity #Toxicology
Toxic Alcohol Ingestion: Isopropyl Alcohol
General concepts for toxic alcohols:
• Parent compounds (not metabolites) cause high osmolal
causes lactic acidosis ... Diagnosis #Management #Toxicology
Toxic Alcohol Ingestions
Metabolic Acidosis - Osmolar Gap - Anion Gap - Ketones - Ca Oxalate Stones
Ingestions Metabolic Acidosis ... @kdjhaveri #Toxicology
 Acute Iron Poisoning

There are five classically described phases of toxicity:
Gastrointestinal phase (~6 hours post-ingestion)
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and metabolic acidosis ... gap metabolic acidosis ... Poisoning #Toxicity #Toxicology
Occult Causes of Non-Response to Vasopressors

vital disclaimer: the cognitive response to hypotension should not be reaching
non-responders: - acidosis ... occult bleeding - toxicologic
Propofol-Related Infusion Syndrome (PRIS)

Diagnosis is based on a constellation of clinical suspicion and biochemical signs including:
• Metabolic acidosis ... Pharmacology #Toxicity #Toxicology