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Causes of elevated osmolal gaps. For the 341 patients who presented with elevated osmolal gap (OG)
osmolal gaps. ... toxic alcohol ingestion ... toxic alcohol ingestions ... #Diagnosis #Toxicology ... #Osmolar #Osmolal
Causes of elevated osmolal gaps. For the 341 patients who presented with elevated osmolal gap (OG)
osmolal gaps. ... toxic alcohol ingestion ... toxic alcohol ingestions ... #Diagnosis #Toxicology ... #Osmolar #Osmolal
Cyanide Toxicity 
Treatment:
1) Hydroxocobalamin + Cyanide = Cyanocobalamin (nontoxic) 
   or 
2) Amyl nitrite
Cyanide Toxicity Treatment ... Amyl nitrite - causes ... thiosulfate enhances conversion ... Cyanide #Toxicity #Toxicology ... Pathophysiology #Management #Treatment
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 ... to lactate --> causes ... Diagnosis #Management #Toxicology
Toxic Alcohol Ingestion: Clinical Features, Diagnosis, and Management
Methanol intoxication:
 • Accidental or intentional ingestion of adulterated
Toxic Alcohol Ingestion ... or intentional ingestion ... methanol; rare cases ... #diagnosis #toxicology ... table #management #treatment
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
no respiratory cause ... acute or chronic ingestion ... exposure Symptoms: Nausea ... Aspirin #Toxicity #Toxicology ... diagnosis #management #Treatment
Toxic Alcohol Ingestion: Methanol
Solvent found in cleaning and printing solutions, adhesives, stains, paint removers,
antifreeze agent in
Toxic Alcohol Ingestion ... . formic acid) causes ... , but does NOT cause ... osmolal gap # ... Diagnosis #Management #Toxicology
Loperamide and QT Prolongation - Recently, there have been increasing cases of cardiotoxicity associated with high-dose
been increasing cases ... high-dose loperamide ingestion ... the effects of opioid ... seen with massive ingestions ... #Clinical #Toxicology