Isopropanol poisoning

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 470-478

  Slaughter, R J ^a   Mason, R W ^a   Beasley, D M G ^a   Vale, J A ^b,c   Schep, L J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

2 Propanol; Coma; Hypotension; IPA; Isopropanol; Isopropyl alcohol; Propan 2 ol; Respiratory depression; Rubbing alcohol

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; ACETIC ACID; ACETONE; ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; FORMIC ACID; GLUCOSE; METHYLGLYOXAL; PROPYLENE GLYCOL;

ABSORPTION; BREATHING; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMA; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EXPOSURE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INHALATION; INTOXICATION; KETONEMIA; KETONURIA; MAXIMUM PLASMA CONCENTRATION; MEDLINE; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; METABOLISM; ODOR; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; REVIEW; SHOCK; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TOXICOKINETICS;

2-PROPANOL; COMA; HYPOTENSION; IPA; ISOPROPANOL; ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL; PROPAN-2-OL; RESPIRATORY DEPRESSION; RUBBING ALCOHOL;

2-PROPANOL; ACETONE; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HALF-LIFE; HUMANS; RENAL DIALYSIS; SOLVENTS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 84902281489     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15563650.2014.914527     Document Type: Review

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