Methanol Poisoning
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þ Natural History
 - blindness, headache, N/V -- doesn't correlate with level.
 - death from respiratory arrest -- usually sudden
 - prognosis correlates with degree of acidosis

þ Treatment
 - levels over 20 mg/dl are toxic and require treatment
   [emedicine.com - Egland [au], Bowman, et al. [eds]:
   http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic19.htm]
 - may treat with IV or PO ethanol level
 - may treat with fomepizole
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