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Reduction of anxiety
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Sedation
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A drug that reduces anxiety, a sedative
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Anxiolytic
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Induction of sleep
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Hypnosis
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A reduction in drug effect requiring an increase in dosage to maintain the same response
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Tolerance
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Removal of drug envokes unpleasant symptoms and opposite effects of drug
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Physiologic dependence
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A drug taker feels compelled to use the drug and suffers anxiety when separated from the drug
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Psychologic dependence
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Loss of consciousness with absence of pain response
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Anesthesia
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Extremely deep anesthesia or depression of brian activity; precursor to respiratory and circulatory failure
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Coma
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Highest lipid solubility and enters CNS rapidly
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Thiopental
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Can be used as induction agent in anesthesia, rapidly enters CNS
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Thiopental
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These drugs undergo extrahepatic conjugation and do not form active metabolites
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Lorazepam and oxazepam
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Actively metabolized via oxidation at the C5 position
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Barbiturates
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Only barbiturates that is excreted unchanged via the urine
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phenobarbital
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Active metabolite of chloral hydrate
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trichloroethanol
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Reason for zolpidem's short duration of action
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Rapid metabolism by the liver
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Rapid hepatic metabolism via aldehyde oxidase and P450
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Zaleplon
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The duration of action of CNS hypnotics ranges few hours to 30 hours ( e.g. list)
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zaleplon<zolpidem=triazolam<chloral hydrate
30 hours= chloridiazepoxide, clorazepate, diazepam, phenobarbital |
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Fast IPSP's are blocked by
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GABAa receptor antagonist
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Slow IPSP's are blocked by
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GABAb receptor antagonist
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Primary neurotransmistter mediating IPSP in brain and spinal nuerons
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GABA
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GABAa receptor activation opens _____
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chloride ion channels
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GABAb are coupled to G-proteins and activation opens ______ and closes _______
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potassium channels
Calcium channels |
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Glycine receptors are more numerous in
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Spine
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Increases the frequency of GABA-mediated chloride ion channel opening
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Benzodiazepines
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An antagonist of BZ receptors and reverses the affects of benzos
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Flumazenil
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This drug depresses neuronal activity in the midbrain reticular formation prolonging the inhibitory effects of GABA and Glycine
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Barbiturates
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Interacts with 5HT1 subclass of serotonin receptors but MOA unknown
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Buspirone
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Exert their effects via BZ receptor but are not BZ's
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Zolpidem
Zaleplon |
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A selective anxiolytic with minimal depressant effects
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Buspirone
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Anterograde amnesia is more likely with
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BZ's
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This BZ produces anesthesia
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Midazolam
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Drug used in high doses causes muscle relaxation. used in cerebral palsy
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Diazpem
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Selective anticonvulsant action without sedation
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Phenobarbital
Clonazepam |
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Side effects of high doses of sedative-hypnotics
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Respiratory arrest, hypotension, CV collapse, depression of medullary center
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Only sedative that does not cause dependence
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Buspirone
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BZ's used for panic attacks and phobia disorders
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Alprazolam and clonazepam
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Drug used in generalized anxiety disorder + hx of drug abuse
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Buspirone
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BZ's used for management of sleep disorders and primary insomnia
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Estalozam, Flurazepam, Traizolam
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Used for the induction of anesthesia
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Thiopental
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Longer acting drugs used in the management of withdrawal states for ethanol and sedative-hypnotics
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Chloradeazpoxide
Diazepam |
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Cognitive impairment, decreased psyhcomotor skills, and unwanted daytime sedation
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AE of Diazepam Flurazepam
B/c of long-lasting active metabolites |
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What drugs should be avoided when using sedation-hypnotics?
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Alcohol
Anithistamines Antipsychotics Opioid TCA |
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These sedation-hypnotics induce the formation of liver microsomal enzymes
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Barbiturates and Carbamates
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May displace coumarins from plasma proteins and increase anticouagulants
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Chloral hydrate
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Precipitate acute intermittent porphyria
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Barbiturates
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Used at high doses called "date rape" drug
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BZ's
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Account for low to moderate metabolism of Alcohol ingestion
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Alcohol Dehydrogenase ADH
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Reason for zero order kinetics in alcohol ingestion
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Alcohol dehydrogenase
Runs out of NAD+ |
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ADH converts alcohol to
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Acetaldhyde
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Induction of this system is thought to cause tolerance in alcohol ingestion
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MEOS
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Acetaldehyde is metabolized to______ via ______
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Acetate
Acetaldehyde dehydrogenase |
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Account for low to moderate metabolism of Alcohol ingestion
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Alcohol Dehydrogenase ADH
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Reason for zero order kinetics in alcohol ingestion
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Alcohol dehydrogenase
Runs out of NAD+ |
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ADH converts alcohol to
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Acetaldhyde
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Induction of this system is thought to cause tolerance in alcohol ingestion
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MEOS
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Acetaldehyde is metabolized to______ via ______
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Acetate
Acetaldehyde dehydrogenase |
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Account for low to moderate metabolism of Alcohol ingestion
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Alcohol Dehydrogenase ADH
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Reason for zero order kinetics in alcohol ingestion
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Alcohol dehydrogenase
Runs out of NAD+ |
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ADH converts alcohol to
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Acetaldhyde
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Inhibits aldehyde dehydrogenase
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Disulfiram
Others: Metronidazole, oral hypoglycemics, cephalosporins |
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The MEOS system uses ______ for the oxidation of alcohol
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NADPH and O2
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Impairment of driving occurs at
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60mg/dl and 80mg/dl
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Levels greater than ______ can lead to loss of consciousness, anesthesia, and coma
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300mg/dl
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Alcohol levels that are considered lethal
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> 500 mg/dl
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Although the CNS effects of ethanol are not known, the MOA is probably thru
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GABAa action receptors
And glutamate inhibition |
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How does alcohol ingestion lead to depress heart rate and hypothermia
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Relaxes vascular smooth muscle
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NAD depletion leads to
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Reduced gluconeogenesis
Hypoglycemia Fat accumulation |
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The most common neurologic abnormality
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Peripheral Neuropahty
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Syndrome defined as ataxia, confusion, and paralysis of extraocular muscles
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Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome
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Syndrome caused by thiamine deficiency
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Wernicke-Korsakoff
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The reason chronic ethnaol ingestion causes gynecomastia, testicular atrophy, and slat retention
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Altered metabolism of steroids in liver
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Excessive use causes hypertension, anemia, and MI
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Chronic ethanol ingestion
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A common neoplasia incidence is increased in chronic ethanol ingestion
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Breast carcinoma
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Used to protect against CNS effects in chronic alocholics
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thiamine
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Syndrome caused by thiamine deficiency
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Wernicke-Korsakoff
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The reason chronic ethnaol ingestion causes gynecomastia, testicular atrophy, and slat retention
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Altered metabolism of steroids in liver
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Excessive use causes hypertension, anemia, and MI
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Chronic ethanol ingestion
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A common neoplasia incidence is increased in chronic ethanol ingestion
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Breast carcinoma
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Used to protect against CNS effects in chronic alocholics
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thiamine
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What do you use for the management of abstinence syndrome for chronic alcholics?
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Thiamine admis
Electrolyte correction Diazepam with dose tapering |
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Discontinuance leads to insominia, tremor, anxiety, DT's and life-threatening seizures
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Ethanol
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Used to treat alcoholics and causes nausea, headache, flushing, and hypotension when alcohol is used
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Disulfiram
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Opioid used in the TX of alcoholism
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Naltrexone
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SSRI used in the Tx of alcoholism
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Fluoxetine
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Drug is Metabolized to formaldehyde and formic acid by Alcohol DH
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Methanol
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The major side effects of methonal ingestion
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Blindness, Severe acidosis, Retinal damage
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Used in the Tx of ethanol ingestion
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Ethanol
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Side effects of ehtylene glycol ingestion
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Severe acidosis and Renal damage
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Alcohol dehydrogenase metabolzies ethylene glycol to ______
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Oxalic acid
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Tx for the acute ingestion of ethylene glycol
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Ethanol or Fomepizole
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