Episode 129.0 – Toxic Alcohols

We welcome Meghan Spyres back to the podcast to discuss toxic alcohol ingestion diagnosis and management. https://media.blubrry.com/coreem/content.blubrry.com/coreem/Podcast_Episode_129_0_Final_Cut.m4a Download Leave a Comment Tags: Ethylene Glycol, Fomepizole, Methanol, Toxic Alcohols, Toxicology 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. Read More LITFL: Toxic Alcohol Ingestion ER Cast: Mind the Gap: Anion Gap Acidosis FOAMCast: Episode 43 – Alcohols Read More