24 yr old male, reduced level of consciousness (like the consultant who
took the telephone call!)
Request at 1am Monday morning
Osmotic gap = 100 (U+E, urea, glucose = normal). No acidosis or anion gap.
?ethanol but..
Plasma ethanol = 10 mg/dl (on fluoride oxalate sample) measured on the
admission sample the next day
I would be interested on other people's views about the use of the osmotic
gap in making decisions about toxin ingestion on call at a DGH.
Should ethanol be measured in these kinds of cases on call?
Thanks
Rob
Dr Robert Lord
Department of Clinical Biochemistry
Rotherham District General Hospital
Moorgate Road
Oakwood
Rotherham
S60 2UD
Tel 01709 820000
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