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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