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Medicinal Vodka

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by The Big Ragu, Oct 10, 2007.

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  1. Ace

    Ace Well-Known Member

    Yes, Flash, you are healthy as a horse -- a horse named Cirrhosis of the Liver
     
    Ace, Oct 10, 2007
    #13
  2. Flash

    Flash Guest

    It's when I stop drinking that I get sick.
     
    Flash, Oct 10, 2007
    #14
  3. DocTalk

    DocTalk Active Member

    Alcohol drips are used in ethylene glycol poisonings because the liver preferentially metabolizes alcohol. The alcohol can also be given by mouth as an alternative and the aim is to keep the blood alcohol level around 0.15

    Newer orphans drugs are available as an antidote for ethylene glycol poisoning. Fomepizole costs about $3000 wholesale per patient treatment but may be relatively cost efficient since it may limit the need for dialysis. Unfortunately the shelf life of the durg is relatively short and most hospitals pharmacies don't stock it routinely.

    Untreated, ethylene glycol poisoning leads to kidney failure but because of the metabolic derangements in the body caused by ingesting it, death usually occurs within 24-36 hours.
     
    DocTalk, Oct 10, 2007
    #15
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