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. 2012 Jan 12;12:1. doi: 10.1186/1472-6890-12-1

Table 2.

Summary of toxic alcohol ingestions without elevated osmolal gap

Age Gender Alcohol and glycol serum concentration Clinical history Anion gap Osmolal gap
2 M Methanol 12 mg/dL Ingestion of small amount of windshield fluid, brought quickly to emergency room 16 -5

19 F Ethylene glycol 18 mg/dL Intentional ingestion of ~4 ounces of antifreeze 12 hours prior to presentation 28 2

24 F Ethylene glycol 89 mg/dL Intentional ingestion of unknown amount of antifreeze unknown time before presentation 27 5

32 M Ethylene glycol 44 mg/dL
Ethanol 113 mg/dL
Accidental ingestion of antifreeze 45 mins prior to emergency room visit Not determined 6

39 F Ethylene glycol 30 mg/dL
Ethanol 83 mg/dL
Intentional ingestion of 8 ounces of antifreeze 6 hours prior to presentation 15 7

40 M Ethylene glycol 27 mg/dL
Ethanol 202 mg/dL
Intentional ingestion of 4-5 "mouthfuls" of antifreeze unknown time before presentation 17 7

44 F Ethylene glycol 32 mg/dL
Ethanol 270 mg/dL
Intentional ingestion of 1 cup of antifreeze 1 hour prior to presentation 15 -1