Q: What are the earliest classic symptoms of patients on presentation that may help to differentiate between methanol and ethylene glycol poisoning?
Answer:The classic of methanol poisoning includes complaining of any or all of
- visual blurring
- central scotomata, and/or
- blindness
Patients with Ethylene Glycol patients are likely to complain of
- flank pain
- hematuria, and/or
- oliguria
The objective of the above question is to repeatedly highlight the importance of history taking, a rapidly disintigrating art in present day medicine.
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