Methanol toxicity

Methanol toxicity is poisoning from methanol, characteristically via ingestion. Symptoms may include a decreased level of consciousness, poor or no coordination, vomiting, abdominal pain, and a specific smell on... Wikipedia

• Specialty:  Emergency medicine
• Symptoms:  Decreased level of consciousness, poor coordination, vomiting, abdominal pain, specific smell on the breath
• Causes:  Methanol (such as found in windshield washer fluid)
• Diagnostic method:  Blood acidosis, increased osmol gap, methanol blood level
• Differential diagnosis:  Infections, exposure to other toxic alcohols, serotonin syndrome, diabetic ketoacidosis
• Prevention:  Consuming safe alcoholic beverages
• Medication:  Fomepizole, ethanol
• Treatment:  Antidote, hemodialysis
• Frequency:  1,700 cases per year (US)
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo