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Ethylene Glycol Toxicity

#Pathophysiology #Toxicology #EthyleneGlycol #Metabolism #Fomepizole
Ethylene Glycol Toxicity ... Pathophysiology #Toxicology ... EthyleneGlycol #Metabolism
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 ... causes lactic & ... #Anion #Gap #Metabolic
N-Acetyl Cysteine (NAC) Therapy Mechanism of Action: The non-toxic route of APAP metabolism gets saturated in
route of APAP metabolism ... formation of the toxic metabolite ... conjugate the toxic metabolite ... routes of liver metabolism ... #Pathophys #Toxicology
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
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
Salicylate Toxicity ... no respiratory cause ... show anion-gap metabolic ... Labs: Anion-Gap Metabolic ... #Toxicology #diagnosis
Tramadol - Toxicology
Due to different CYP-2D6 genotypes, people variably metabolize tramadol into its active metabolite, M1
This
people variably metabolize ... into its active metabolite ... codeine ultra-rapid metabolism ... activity as the M1 metabolite ... in poor codeine metabolism
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
Causes of Apparent Life Threatening Event (ALTE) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Congenital Heart Disease
 •
Causes of Apparent ... Myocarditis Metabolic ... Inborn Errors of Metabolism ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Causes of Hypotonic Infant (Floppy Newborn) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Central Nervous System - Decreased LOC, Axial
Causes of Hypotonic ... Infection • Metabolic ... Aminoglycoside Toxicity ... Dystrophies • Metabolic ... #Peds #Pediatrics
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