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Episode 129.0 – Toxic Alcohols
Episode 129.0 – Toxic Alcohols
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20 minutes
Released:
Jan 22, 2018
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Podcast episode
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We welcome Meghan Spyres back to the podcast to discuss toxic alcohol ingestion diagnosis and management.
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Tags: Ethylene Glycol, Fomepizole, Methanol, Toxic Alcohols, Toxicology
Show Notes
Take Home Points
Suspect a toxic alcohol in any patient with a large osmol gap or a large anion gap metabolic acidosis and consider treating these patients empirically.
Fomepizole is the critical antidote for toxic alcohol ingestions but, patients are likely going to require dialysis as well.
Call your local poison control center if you suspect a toxic alcohol ingestion to help guide management.
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ER Cast: Mind the Gap: Anion Gap Acidosis
FOAMCast: Episode 43 - Alcohols
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Released:
Jan 22, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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