The irrationality of the present use of the osmole gap: Applicable physical chemistry principles and recommendations to improve the validity of current practices

Toxicological Reviews

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 203-211

  Koga, Yoshikata ^a   Purssell, Roy A ^a,b   Lynd, Larry D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; METHANOL; SOLVENT;

ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; BLOOD COMPONENT; CALIBRATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FREEZING TOLERANCE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RESIDUE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; SERUM OSMOLALITY; SOLUTE; THERMODYNAMICS; TOXIN ANALYSIS; VAPOR PRESSURE;

CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL; HEALTH PLANNING GUIDELINES; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; POISONING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; XENOBIOTICS;

EID: 17544365220     PISSN: 11762551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00139709-200423030-00006     Document Type: Review

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