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Toxic Alcohol Ingestion: Isopropyl Alcohol
General concepts for toxic alcohols:
• Parent compounds (not metabolites) cause high osmolal
not metabolites) cause ... high osmolal gap ... to lactate --> causes ... lactic acidosis #Diagnosis ... #Management #Toxicology
Causes of elevated osmolal gaps. For the 341 patients who presented with elevated osmolal gap (OG)
osmolal gaps. ... elevated osmolal gap ... analysis of toxic alcohols ... absence of toxic alcohol ... #Diagnosis #Toxicology
Causes of elevated osmolal gaps. For the 341 patients who presented with elevated osmolal gap (OG)
osmolal gaps. ... elevated osmolal gap ... analysis of toxic alcohols ... absence of toxic alcohol ... #Diagnosis #Toxicology
Causes of Metabolic Acidosis with Elevated Anion Gap - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Elevated Anion Gap > 12
Causes of Metabolic ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Ketosis Toxic alcohol ... MetabolicAcidosis #AnionGap #Nephrology ... #Algorithm #Causes
High Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis (HAGMA) - Differential Diagnosis - GOLDMARK

Glycols - ethylene and propylene glycol
Oxoproline
High Anion Gap Metabolic ... - Differential Diagnosis ... salicylate toxicity causes ... Ketoacidosis - diabetic, alcohol ... GOLDMARK #mnemonic #nephrology
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis ... no respiratory cause ... Labs show anion-gap ... Aspirin #Toxicity #Toxicology ... #diagnosis #management
SGLT2 Inhibitors and Euglycemic DKA

Risk factors for euglycemic DKA in those on an SGLT2i include:
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• Excessive alcohol ... consumption Diagnostic ... ≤ 15 • Anion gap ... therapy in severe cases ... EDKA #Toxicity #Toxicology
Toxic Alcohol Ingestion: Clinical Features, Diagnosis, and Management
Methanol intoxication:
 • Accidental or intentional ingestion of adulterated
Clinical Features, Diagnosis ... , and Management ... methanol; rare cases ... #diagnosis #toxicology ... comparison #table #management
Ketosis Disorders
Ketone bodies are a normal metabolic energy source. Excessive unregulated production of ketones, often accompanied
accompanied by an anion gap ... to marked anion gap ... Glucosuria causes ... #differential #diagnosis ... #management #endocrinology
Causes of High-anion Gap and Non-anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis
Causes of High-anion Gap Acidosis:
 • Lactic acidosis
Causes of High-anion ... Gap and Non-anion ... Ketoacidosis: Diabetic, Alcoholic ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #nephrology