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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 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
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
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis ... no respiratory cause ... acute or chronic ingestion ... Aspirin #Toxicity #Toxicology ... #diagnosis #management
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
and Differential Diagnosis ... Lacrimation, Red Eye ... Hypoglycemia Anatomy ... #differential #causes ... primary #secondary #management
Gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB) - Toxicology

Clinical presentation
 - Symptoms of GHB toxicity include: short term anterograde amnesia,
hydroxybutyrate (GHB) - Toxicology ... minutes after ingestion ... Hydroxybutyrate #GHB #Toxicology ... #Toxicity #Diagnosis ... #Management #Pharmacology
Toxic Alcohol Ingestion: Clinical Features, Diagnosis, and Management
Methanol intoxication:
 • Accidental or intentional ingestion of adulterated
Toxic Alcohol Ingestion ... , and Management ... methanol; rare cases ... #Ingestion #diagnosis ... #toxicology #comparison
 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 ... -24 hours post-ingestion ... Poisoning #Toxicity #Toxicology ... #Diagnosis #Management
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
and Management ... rule out other causes ... Precipitants: Infection ... Constipation, Alcohol ... #Management #treatment