Ethylene Glycol Problem
1. A 24 year old male presents to the Emergency Department after being found collapsed. He appears drunk, but does not smell of ethanol. There is an empty plastic bottle next to him with remnants of a green fluid evident.
A. Discuss the investigations that may be conducted in this patient to determine if a significant ethylene glycol exposure has occured.
B. What are the indications for antidotal treatment in this pateint?
C. Discuss the extracorporeal modalities that are available to treat this patient.