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Toxic Alcohol Ingestion: Isopropyl Alcohol
General concepts for toxic alcohols:
• Parent compounds (not metabolites) cause high osmolal
not metabolites) cause ... to lactate --> causes ... lactic acidosis ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Ingestion #ALiEM
Causes of Metabolic Acidosis with Elevated Anion Gap - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Elevated Anion Gap > 12
Causes of Metabolic ... Salicylate poisoning Lactic ... acidosis • Shock ... Ketosis Toxic alcohol ... #Causes
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Elevation, Lactic ... undifferentiated shock ... is in impending shock ... Hypoglycemia - Alcohol ... #typea #typeb #classification
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
Diagnosis and Management ... rule out other causes ... Constipation, Alcohol ... metabolized to lactic ... Encephalopathy #Grading #Classification
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management Algorithm
Assess Eligibility for Treatment:
 - Maddrey Discriminant Function ≥ (or possibly MELD
Alcoholic Hepatitis ... - Management Algorithm ... exclude other causes ... Multiorgan failure or shock ... #Hepatitis #Management