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Volatile Alcohol Ingestion: A Good Ole Boy Drinking Ethylene Gly, Singin This’ll Be How I Get AKI

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This chapter provides a review of toxic alcohol poisonings. We will discuss the biochemistry of these poisonings as it relates to diagnosis and management. In addition, we will compare and contrast the toxicities caused by ingestion of ethylene glycol, methanol, and isopropyl alcohol.

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  1. Department of Emergency Medicine, Wexner Medical Center at The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA

    Matthew Schwab & Christopher E. San Miguel

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    Colin G. Kaide

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    Christopher E. San Miguel

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Schwab, M., San Miguel, C.E. (2020). Volatile Alcohol Ingestion: A Good Ole Boy Drinking Ethylene Gly, Singin This’ll Be How I Get AKI . In: Kaide, C., San Miguel, C. (eds) Case Studies in Emergency Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22445-5_65

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