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Ethylene Glycol Toxicity

#Pathophysiology #Toxicology #EthyleneGlycol #Metabolism #Fomepizole
Ethylene Glycol Toxicity ... Pathophysiology #Toxicology ... EthyleneGlycol #Metabolism
N-Acetyl Cysteine (NAC) Therapy Mechanism of Action: The non-toxic route of APAP metabolism gets saturated in
route of APAP metabolism ... conjugate the toxic metabolite ... routes of liver metabolism ... #Pathophys #Toxicology ... Acetaminophen #Toxicity
High Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis (HAGMA) - Differential Diagnosis - GOLDMARK

Glycols - ethylene and propylene glycol
Oxoproline
High Anion Gap Metabolic ... during hypoxic metabolism ... Aspirin - salicylate toxicity ... #Anion #Gap #Metabolic ... GOLDMARK #mnemonic #nephrology
Colchicine Toxicity 
Naturally-occurring plant alkaloid [Autumn Crocus and Glory Lilly]
2-24 hrs 
 • Severe GI distress
Colchicine Toxicity ... Renal failure • Metabolic ... #Colchicine #Toxicity ... #Toxicology #Symptoms
Metformin Associated Lactic Acidosis (MALA) 

Pathophysiology of MALA
 - Metformin interferes with the activity of the
use in cellular metabolism ... via anaerobic metabolism ... includes symptoms of metabolic ... LacticAcidosis #Toxicity ... #Toxicology #Diagnosis
Acetaminophen metabolism and factors affecting toxicity. 
GSH = glutathione 

#Acetaminophen #APAP #metabolism #toxicity #Toxicology #Pathophysiology #Overdose
Acetaminophen metabolism ... factors affecting toxicity ... Acetaminophen #APAP #metabolism ... #toxicity #Toxicology
Toxic Alcohol Ingestion
Alcoholic ketoacidosis - Methanol - Ethylene glycol - Isopropyl Alcohol
 • Metabolic Acidosis
 •
Isopropyl Alcohol • Metabolic ... Ingestion #diagnosis #toxicology ... #comparison #table
Unmeasured Anions Associated with an Elevated Anion Gap and Metabolic Acidosis

#Unmeasured #Anions #Gap #Metabolic #Acidosis #Diagnosis
Anion Gap and Metabolic ... #Anions #Gap #Metabolic ... Acidosis #Diagnosis #Nephrology ... #Table #Differential
Stroke Mimics - Differential Diagnosis - MINT Mnemonic
 • Metabolic: Hyper-glycemia, Hypoglycemia, Wernicke's encephalopathy, Mitochondrial Encephalopathy
MINT Mnemonic • Metabolic ... CNS abscess • Neurologic ... • Toxins: Drug toxicity ... MINT #Mnemonic #neurology
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
Salicylate Toxicity ... show anion-gap metabolic ... Labs: Anion-Gap Metabolic ... Salicylate #Aspirin #Toxicity ... #Toxicology #diagnosis