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Toxic Alcohol Ingestion: Isopropyl Alcohol
General concepts for toxic alcohols:
• Parent compounds (not metabolites) cause high osmolal
Toxic Alcohol Ingestion ... : Isopropyl Alcohol ... concepts for toxic alcohols ... not metabolites) cause ... to lactate --> causes
Causes of elevated osmolal gaps. For the 341 patients who presented with elevated osmolal gap (OG)
Causes of elevated ... suspected primary cause ... analysis of toxic alcohols ... patients where toxic alcohol ... absence of toxic alcohol
Causes of elevated osmolal gaps. For the 341 patients who presented with elevated osmolal gap (OG)
Causes of elevated ... suspected primary cause ... analysis of toxic alcohols ... patients where toxic alcohol ... absence of toxic alcohol
Alcohol Withdrawal Summary

Pathophysiology, Symptoms, Cause, Course, Management 

#Diagnosis #Management #Pathophysiology #Alcohol #Withdrawal #Symptoms
Alcohol Withdrawal ... Pathophysiology, Symptoms, Cause ... Pathophysiology #Alcohol
Causes of Metabolic Acidosis with Elevated Anion Gap - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Elevated Anion Gap > 12
Causes of Metabolic ... • Starvation/alcoholic ... Ketosis Toxic alcohol ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
 •
• NAFLD • Alcohol ... Ducts • PSC • Alcoholic ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
The causes of Pancreatitis 
The mnemonic "l Get Smashed" 
is often found to be helpful. 

Idiopathic
The causes of Pancreatitis ... Gallstones Ethanol (alcohol ... IGETSMASHED #Diagnosis #Causes
Calculating Plasma Osmolality and Osmolal Gap

Calculated Osmolality = 2 x Na  + Glucose/18 + BUN/2.8
Osmolality Causes ... >10): - Toxic Alcohols ... ) - Isopropyl Alcohol
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Causes of Acute ... HSV • Toxic: Alcohol ... Medication, Pregnancy, Alcoholic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Ataxic gait (Spino-cerebellar ataxia)

#Ataxic #gait disorders occur due to dysfunction of the #cerebellum, the part of
Typical causes of ... the cerebellum, alcohol ... intoxication or chronic alcohol