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poisons, intoxication, ethylene glycol, ethylene glycol poisoning, ethylene glycol, colorless, odorless, sweet-tasting chemical found in many household products, antifreeze, de-icing products, detergents, paints, and cosmetics, poisonous, swallowed, ethylene glycol swallowed accidentally, taken deliberately, suicide attempt, a substitute, drinking alcohol, ethanol, first symptom of ethylene glycol ingestion is similar, feeling, drinking alcohol, ethanol, a few hours, toxic effects become apparent, symptoms may include nausea, vomiting, convulsions, stupor, coma, an overdose of ethylene glycol, damage the brain, lungs, liver, kidneys, lungs, poisoning causes disturbances, in the body's chemistry, metabolic acidosis, disturbances severe enough to cause profound shock, organ failure, death, 120 ml, 4 fluid ounces, ethylene glycol enough to kill an average-sized man, ethylene glycol toxicity, suspected in anyone who is severely ill after drinking an unknown substance, they initially appear drunk, not have a smell of alcohol on breath, diagnosis of ethylene glycol toxicity, of blood, urine, tests, arterial blood gas analysis, chem-7, osmolality, ethylene glycol test, urinalysis, abnormal crystals, ketones, serum, cbc, chest x-ray, fluids, in the lungs, ct scan, brain swelling, ekg, toxicology screen, tests will show elevated levels of ethylene glycol, severe metabolic acidosis, blood chemical disturbances, signs of kidney failure, muscle, liver damage, goal of treatment, support the body's vital functions, remove the poison, swallowed the ethylene glycol, stomach pumped, suctioned, help physicially remove some, activated charcoal, ethylene glycol poisoning, admitted, intensive care unit, icu) for close monitoring, require a breathing machine, respirator, intravenous, iv, sodium bicarbonate solution, reverse severe acidosis, medications, ethylene glycol poisoning include fomepizole, intravenous ethanol, slow the formation, the toxic by-products, in severe cases, a procedure, hemodialysis, dialysis, directly remove the ethylene glycol, poisonous substances, blood, dialysis reduces the time needed, the body to clear the toxins, dialysis is also needed by patients who develop severe kidney failure, a result of ethylene glycol poisoning, many months afterwards, treated promptly, patients, ethylene glycol poisoning, recover, from renal failure, coma, delayed, no treatment, ethylene glycol poisoning, deadly, kidney failure, shock, coma, death, ethylene glycol ingestion, medical emergency, suspect possible poisoning, seek emergency care, not wait, poisoning symptoms to develop, want to contact the national poison control center, call 1-800-222-1222 anywhere, national hotline number, let talk to experts in poisoning, give further instructions, free, confidential service, all local poison control centers, use this national number, have any questions, poisoning, poison prevention, does not need to be an emergency, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, take any containers, keep substances that contain ethylene glycol out, the reach of children, counsel persons who, abuse it.