REBEL Core Cast 128.0 – Toxic Alcohols
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Managing Toxic Alcohol Ingestion
This chapter explores the critical role of vomepazole in treating toxic alcohol ingestion, with a focus on methanol and ethylene glycol. It highlights the importance of early intervention, nephrology collaboration, and the challenges in diagnosing these toxicities, along with practical patient management strategies.
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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 ... 
