REBEL Core Cast 128.0 – Toxic Alcohols
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This chapter explores the definitions and implications of toxic alcohols in emergency medicine, emphasizing the challenges in identifying cases of ingestion. The speakers compare ethanol with more harmful alcohols like methanol and ethylene glycol, discussing their sources and toxicity.
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Take Home Points Toxic alcohols generally refer to methanol and ethylene glycol as these substances pose significant metabolic derangement and end-organ damage. Patient who present shortly after ingestion will simply look inebriated – no different than ethanol intoxication. At this point, patients will have an elevated osmolar gap and little to no anion gap. Patient ... 
