epidemic acute methanol intoxication as a result of illicit alcohol ingestion
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Acute alcohol intoxication.
Acute alcohol intoxication is a clinically harmful condition that usually follows the ingestion of a large amount of alcohol. Clinical manifestations are heterogeneous and involve different organs and apparatuses, with behavioral, cardiac, gastrointestinal, pulmonary, neurological, and metabolic effects. The management of an intoxicated patient occurs mainly in the emergency department and is a...
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nephro-urology monthlyجلد ۴، شماره ۱، صفحات ۳۶۶-۳۷۱
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