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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 ... lactic acidosis #Diagnosis ... #Management #Toxicology ... #Ingestion #ALiEM
Causes of Metabolic Acidosis with Elevated Anion Gap - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Elevated Anion Gap > 12
Causes of Metabolic ... - Differential Diagnosis ... CKD Salicylate poisoning ... Ketosis Toxic alcohol ... #Algorithm #Causes
AEIOU TIPS - Mnemonic for Causes of Altered Mental Status
A - Alcohol, Acidosis, Ammonia, Arrhythmia
E -
- Mnemonic for Causes ... Mental Status A - Alcohol ... , Epilepsy I - Infection ... - Psychiatric, Poisoning ... encephalopathy #diagnosis
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Symptoms are non-specific:
 - Headache 90%
 - Nausea/vomiting 50%
 - Vertigo 50%
 - Altered
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning ... Headache 90% - Nausea ... Carbon #Monoxide #Poisoning ... #Toxicology #diagnosis ... #management
 Acute Iron Poisoning

There are five classically described phases of toxicity:
Gastrointestinal phase (~6 hours post-ingestion)
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Acute Iron Poisoning ... Abdominal pain, nausea ... Kat_Watson #Iron #Poisoning ... #Toxicity #Toxicology ... #Diagnosis #Management
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Salicylate poisoning ... fluid loss) • Alcoholic ... dysfunction; toxic ingestions ... Carbon monoxide poisoning
Causes of elevated osmolal gaps. For the 341 patients who presented with elevated osmolal gap (OG)
analysis of toxic alcohols ... ingestion was the ... absence of toxic alcohol ... ingestions. ... #Diagnosis #Toxicology
Causes of elevated osmolal gaps. For the 341 patients who presented with elevated osmolal gap (OG)
analysis of toxic alcohols ... ingestion was the ... absence of toxic alcohol ... ingestions. ... #Diagnosis #Toxicology
Causes of Pediatric Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infantile:
 • Benign Focal Epilepsy of Infancy
 • West
Causes of Pediatric ... - Differential Diagnosis ... West Syndrome • Dravet ... Drug overdose • Alcohol ... Withdrawal • Poisoning
Toxic Alcohol Ingestion: Methanol
Solvent found in cleaning and printing solutions, adhesives, stains, paint removers,
antifreeze agent in
Toxic Alcohol Ingestion ... gasoline additive Pharmacology ... , but does NOT cause ... osmolal gap #Diagnosis ... #Management #Toxicology