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PMID: 17629645 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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A 40-year-old man was admitted to the emergency department after a suicide attempt. The patient was found at home unconscious, with an open bottle of antifreeze near him. The patient was in a coma on admission, but neurological examination excluded intracranial changes. Results of initial urine and serum toxicological screening tests were negative. Laboratory values indicated metabolic acidosis, leukocytosis, urinalysis revealed hematuria and unrecognized crystals. Osmolality and osmol gap were not determined on patient admission. Treatment with ethanol as an antidote and hemodialysis were started because of metabolic acidosis, anamnestic data and clinical status of the patient, and subsequently led to improvement of his condition. Further toxicological analyses of glycolic and oxalic acids in serum and urine samples were performed by ion-chromatography (IC) method and showed high values in spot urine and serum ultrafiltrate at admission, but during therapy the values progressively decreased. Treatment of poisoned patient for 3 weeks resulted in complete recovery. |
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Authors:
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Mila Lovrić; Paula Granić; Mirjana Cubrilo-Turek; Zdenka Lalić; Jadranka Sertić |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article Date: 2007-07-16 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Forensic science international Volume: 170 ISSN: 1872-6283 ISO Abbreviation: Forensic Sci. Int. Publication Date: 2007 Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2007-07-30 Completed Date: 2007-10-18 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7902034 Medline TA: Forensic Sci Int Country: Ireland |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 213-5 Citation Subset: IM |
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Clinical Institute of Laboratory Diagnosis, Zagreb University Hospital Center, Kispatićeva 12, Zagreb, Croatia. lovricm@kbc-zagreb.hr <lovricm@kbc-zagreb.hr> |
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| MeSH Terms | |
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Acidosis
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chemically induced,
therapy Adult Antidotes / therapeutic use Ethanol / therapeutic use Ethylene Glycol / adverse effects, poisoning* Forensic Toxicology Hematuria / chemically induced Humans Leukocytosis / chemically induced Male Poisoning / therapy Renal Dialysis Suicide, Attempted* |
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0/Antidotes; 107-21-1/Ethylene Glycol; 64-17-5/Ethanol |
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