ToxCard: Diethylene Glycol
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SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
Elimination half-life data is not well established but increases in larger overdoses and as renal injury begins to occur. 2 Laboratory assays for DEG are not widely available and have long turn-around-times, thus have limited utility in diagnosis in the emergency department. Metabolism of DEG adapted from Bessenhofer, et al.
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