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alcohol toxicity
Intoxication with an alcohol.
Etiology:
- ethanol
- methanol
- isopropanol
Laboratory:
- osmolal gap > 10 mOsm/kg H2O
Radiology:
- neuroimaging only when specific indication [3]
Management:
- naloxone for acute ethanol intoxication (respiratory depression) [4]
Related
alcohol
alcohol abuse (includes alcohol use disorder, risky alcohol use)
alcoholism (includes binge drinking)
Specific
ethanol intoxication
ethylene glycol intoxication
isopropanol intoxication
methanol intoxication
General
toxicity; poisoning; overdose
References
- eMedicinehealth
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/alcohol_intoxication/article_em.htm
- Wikipedia: Alcohol intoxication
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_intoxication
- Granata RT et al.
Safety of deferred computed tomographic imaging of intoxicated
patients presenting with possible traumatic brain injury.
Am J Emerg Med 2016 Sep 30.
PMID: 27743625
- NEJM Knowledge+ Question of the Weeks. Dec 11, 2018
https://knowledgeplus.nejm.org/question-of-week/4142/
- Legano L.
Alcohol.
Pediatr Rev 2007 Apr 3; 28:153.
PMID: 17400830
- Kraut JA, Mullins ME.
Toxic alcohols.
N Engl J Med 2018 Jan 18; 378:270
PMID: 29342392
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMra1615295
- Beauchamp GA, Valento M.
Toxic Alcohol Ingestion: Prompt Recognition And Management In
The Emergency Department.
Emerg Med Pract. 2016 Sep;18(9):1-20. Review.
PMID: 27538060
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Alcohol Poisoning Deaths.
https://web.archive.org/web/20200331203406/https://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/alcohol-poisoning-deaths/index.html
- MacKey B
Alcohol Poisoning
rehab4addition.
https://www.rehab4addiction.co.uk/alcohol/alcohol-poisoning
- Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 19
Board Basics. An Enhancement to MKSAP19.
American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2022