Educational Case: Ethylene Glycol Poisoning

Matthew D Krasowski

doi:10.1177/2374289519900330

Educational Case: Ethylene Glycol Poisoning

Acad Pathol. 2020 Jan 14:7:2374289519900330. doi: 10.1177/2374289519900330. eCollection 2020 Jan-Dec.

Author

Matthew D Krasowski¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pathology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, USA.

Abstract

The following fictional case is intended as a learning tool within the Pathology Competencies for Medical Education (PCME), a set of national standards for teaching pathology. These are divided into three basic competencies: Disease Mechanisms and Processes, Organ System Pathology, and Diagnostic Medicine and Therapeutic Pathology. For additional information, and a full list of learning objectives for all three competencies, see http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2374289517715040.¹.

Keywords: diagnostic medicine; ethylene glycol; metabolic acidosis; metabolism; pathology competencies; serum osmolality; testing for toxins; toxicology.