Correlation of osmolal gap with measured concentrations of acetone, ethylene glycol, isopropanol, methanol, and propylene glycol in patients at an academic medical center
The ingestion of toxic alcohols including methanol, ethylene glycol, and isopropanol remains a significant public health problem. These compounds can cause central nervous system depression and, for methanol and ethylene glycol, organ damage from toxic metabolites. The presence of these compounds in...
Main Authors: | , |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Elsevier
2020-01-01
|
Series: | Toxicology Reports |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214750019304056 |