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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 ... high osmolal gap ... lactic acidosis #Diagnosis ... #Management #Toxicology
Causes of elevated osmolal gaps. For the 341 patients who presented with elevated osmolal gap (OG)
osmolal gaps. ... analysis of toxic alcohols ... ingestion was the ... ingestions. ... #Diagnosis #Toxicology
Causes of elevated osmolal gaps. For the 341 patients who presented with elevated osmolal gap (OG)
osmolal gaps. ... analysis of toxic alcohols ... ingestion was the ... ingestions. ... #Diagnosis #Toxicology
High Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis (HAGMA) - Differential Diagnosis - GOLDMARK

Glycols - ethylene and propylene glycol
Oxoproline
syndrome Methanol ingestion ... Aspirin - salicylate ... toxicity causes ... Ketoacidosis - diabetic, alcohol ... GOLDMARK #mnemonic #nephrology
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
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
Labs show anion-gap ... acute or chronic ingestion ... #Salicylate #Aspirin ... #Toxicity #Toxicology ... #diagnosis #management
Toxic Alcohol Ingestion: Clinical Features, Diagnosis, and Management
Methanol intoxication:
 • Accidental or intentional ingestion of adulterated
Toxic Alcohol Ingestion ... , and Management ... methanol; rare cases ... #Alcohol #Ingestion ... #diagnosis #toxicology
Toxic Alcohol Ingestion: Methanol
Solvent found in cleaning and printing solutions, adhesives, stains, paint removers,
antifreeze agent in
Toxic Alcohol Ingestion ... gasoline additive Pharmacology ... osmolal gap # ... Diagnosis #Management ... #Toxicology #Methanol
 Acute Iron Poisoning

There are five classically described phases of toxicity:
Gastrointestinal phase (~6 hours post-ingestion)
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(~6 hours post-ingestion ... Abdominal pain, nausea ... ) - Anion gap ... Poisoning #Toxicity #Toxicology ... #Diagnosis #Management
Salicylate Poisoning - Toxicology

Acute toxicity = vomiting, tachypnea, tinnitus, diaphoresis, and lethargy. This may progress to
Salicylate Poisoning - Toxicology ... Blood gas usually ... #Pharmacology # ... Diagnosis #Management ... #Aspirin