BIIbmdARY t a r r 7 a'j';QI 7 1`he peroxidative system involving hepatic catalase plays a major role in t e dation of 6 i c el a /^ ` i methanol in the rat (1), but in the monkey the peroxidative mechanism does not appear to ^0, J be important. This conclusion is based on the following observations: (a) ethanol and °r y methanol were about equally reactive with the peroxidative system, but etha...

INTRODUCTION Intoxication with ethylene glycol occurs as a result of intentional ingestion in suicide attempts or accidentally. Clinical ethylene glycol poisoning is not specific and occurs in many poisoning cases therefore the diagnosis is difficult. Early diagnostic and establishment of therapy are very important for a favorable evolution. The mortality rate of ethylene glycol intoxication ra...

THE GUIDELINES FOR MANAGEMENT OF ETHANOL, METHANOL AND ETHYLENE GLYCOL POISONING AT THE EMERGENCY ROOM By Niru Prasad, M.D., F.A.A.P., F.A.C.E.P. Department of Emergency Medicine Henry Ford Hospital West Bloomfield Center Department of Ambulatory Pediatrics St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Pontiac Ethanol Overdose Introduction Pharmacokinetics Absorption and Metabolism Clinical Symptoms Produced by Et...