Utility of the serum osmol gap in the diagnosis of methanol or ethylene glycol ingestion

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 343-346

  Glaser, D S ^a  

^a K Permanente Emergency Care Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHYLENE GLYCOL; METHANOL;

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG METABOLISM; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OSMOLALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0029918555     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-0644(96)70271-8     Document Type: Article

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