Point/Counterpoint: Antifreeze Poisoning Tests

By Jessica Shenoi, MD; Michael E. Mullins, MD; Ari B. Filip, MD; and Jason Hack, MD, FACEP, FACMT | on February 6, 2024 | 0 Comment

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Dr. Hack is chief of the division of medical toxicology and vice chair for research at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina.

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Hack J. An illustrated case of ethylene glycol, direct and indirect. ACEP Now. 2023;43(10):20-21.
Morgan, Thomas J. MBBS, FFICANZCA; Clark, Christopher FIBMS, MAIMS; Clague, Alan MBBS, BSc, FRCPA. Artifactual elevation of measured plasma L-lactate concentration in the presence of glycolate. Critical Care Medicine. 27(10):p 2177-2179, October 1999.
Filip AB, Farnsworth CW, Mullins ME, Crews BO, Kraut JA. Accuracy of a Glycerol Dehydrogenase Assay for Ethylene Glycol Detection. J Med Toxicol. 2023 Oct;19(4):362-367. doi: 10.1007/s13181-023-00967-x. Epub 2023 Sep 11. PMID: 37695470; PMCID: PMC10522546.
Al Aboud DM, Gossman W. Wood’s Light. [Updated 2023 Aug 28]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2023 Jan.

Point/Counterpoint: Antifreeze Poisoning Tests