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ToxCard: Diethylene Glycol

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DEG is rapidly absorbed when ingested and can reach peak plasma and brain tissue concentrations within four hours of ingestion. 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. Toxicological Sciences , vol. 1, 2010, pp.

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Spicy Bites - Snake Envenomation

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Along with inducing coagulopathy, venom toxins may contribute to local and/or systemic hemorrhage and plasma extravasation by means of basement membrane degradation within the vasculature. Rattlesnake Envenomation Treatment & Management: Prehospital Care, Emergency Department Care, Consultations.” Accessed 10 July 2024.