TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Toxic Alcohols
A1  - Mycyk, Mark B.
A2  - Sherman, Scott C.
A2  - Weber, Joseph M.
A2  - Schindlbeck, Michael A.
A2  - Rahul G., Patwari
Y1  - 2014
N1  - 
T2  - Clinical Emergency Medicine
AB  - Consider  toxic  alcohol  poisoning  in  cases  of  an  unexplained  anion  gap  acidosis  or  an  elevated  osmol  gap.Focus  your  initial  treatment  on  the  early  inhibition  of  alcohol  dehydrogenase  (ADH)  in  cases  of  ethylene  glycol  or  methanol  poisoning  to  prevent  the  accumulation  of  toxic  metabolites.Consult  your  local  poison  center  (800-222-1222)  or  local  toxicologist  in  all  suspected  cases  for  help  initiating  antidotal  therapy  and  obtaining  confirmatory  toxic  alcohol  levels.Consult  a  nephrologist  early  to  prepare  for  hemodialysis  in  cases  involving  large  ingestions  or  severe  metabolic  acidosis.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/18
UR  - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1101225814
ER  -