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IBCC Episode 74 - Toxic Alcohols

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Gosmoler Gap

As the parent compound is metabolized and starts accumulating in the acid form, you're starting to get more anan gap metamoc acedosis. Hypo chalcimia can occur in ethlin glycall toxicit but it would be one potential red flag. calcium oxilate crystals in the urine can be n but these are neither sensitive nor specific. If someone comes in nd they've had like a witnessd ingestion, or they report that they definitely ingested something in a suicidal attempt, i think for folks were there's a very, very high index a suspicion, it would also be reasonable to initiate them on phomapsal immediately.

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