Episode 129.0 – Toxic Alcohols - a podcast by Core EM

from 2018-01-22T12:00:30

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We welcome Meghan Spyres back to the podcast to discuss toxic alcohol ingestion diagnosis and management.







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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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