Spurious Elevation in Serum Creatinine Caused by Ingestion of Nitromethane: Implication for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Methanol Intoxication

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 181-187

  Rastogi, Anjay ^a   Itagaki, Brandon ^a   Bajwa, Meera ^a   Kraut, Jeffrey A ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VHAGLA Healthcare System   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

creatinine; fomepizole; metabolic acidosis; Methanol intoxication; nitromethane

Indexed keywords

4 METHYLPYRAZOLE; ANTAZOL; CREATININE; NITROMETHANE;

ACID BASE BALANCE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLORIMETRY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; ENZYMATIC ASSAY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LABORATORY TEST; METHANOL POISONING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SERUM OSMOLALITY; URINALYSIS;

ACIDOSIS; ADULT; CREATININE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, ACUTE; KIDNEY FUNCTION TESTS; METHANE; METHANOL; NITROPARAFFINS; PYRAZOLES; RENAL DIALYSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 45449101675     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2007.12.010     Document Type: Article

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