Question of the Day – Tuesday, October 25, 2022
According to a recent systematic review of ethylene glycol poisoning, mortality was unlikely to occur if the glycolate concentration was under what value? Various studies have demonstrated that the anion gap is a good correlate for the glycolate concentration in the setting of ethylene glycol…
Question of the Day – Wednesday, October 5, 2022
According to a recent systematic review of ethylene glycol poisoning, what was the glycol concentration that best predicted acute kidney injury? AKI was expected if the glycolate concentration was >12.9 mmol/L, (sensitivity 78.5%, specificity 88.1%, positive predictive value 86.4%, negative predictive value 80.9%). This correlated…