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Review
. 2022 May;40(2):327-341.
doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2022.01.012. Epub 2022 Apr 5.

Toxic Alcohol Poisoning

Jennifer A Ross  1 , Heather A Borek  2 , Christopher P Holstege  3 , Joshua D King  4
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Review

Toxic Alcohol Poisoning

Jennifer A Ross et al. Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2022 May.

Abstract

This article reviews the background, metabolism, clinical effects, and treatment of toxic alcohols, specifically ethylene glycol, methanol, diethylene glycol, propylene glycol, and isopropyl alcohol. This article also reviews the importance of an anion gap metabolic acidosis in relation to toxic alcohols and explores both the utility and the limitations of the osmol gap in patient management.

Keywords: Acetone; Diethylene glycol; Ethylene glycol; Isopropyl alcohol; Methanol; Osmol gap; Propylene glycol; Toxic alcohol.

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