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    Attention COACH STUDY participants:

    The principal investigators of the study request that you use the official version of the modified score here.

    Estimated Ethanol (and Toxic Alcohol) Serum Concentration Based on Ingestion

    Predicts ethanol concentration based on ingestion of alcohol.

    INSTRUCTIONS

    Allows estimation of maximal predicted serum concentration of alcohol based on volume and concentration ingested. Assumes 0.6 L/kg volume of distribution.

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    Predicting serum concentration of toxic alcohols.

    • The formula makes several assumptions to approximate maximal predicted serum concentration:
      • Complete alcohol absorption.
      • Absence of alcohol metabolism or elimination.
      • Absence of volume contraction effects.
      • Alcohol specific gravity disregarded.
      • Gender and age differences in pharmacokinetics discounted.
    • The estimated serum concentration from ingestion of a given volume of alcohol will differ depending on which alcohol is ingested.

    Estimates maximal predicted serum concentration of alcohol based on volume and concentration ingested.

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    Ethanol
    Methanol
    Ethylene glycol
    Diethylene glycol

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    Dr. Mary Ann Howland

    About the Creator

    Mary Ann Howland, PharmD, is an adjunct professor at the Ronald O. Perelman Department of Emergency Medicine at NYU Langone Health and a clinical professor at the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences at St. John's University. She specializes in clinical toxicology, poison control, and clinical toxicological management. Dr. Howland's work has been published in many books and journals, including Goldfrank's Toxicologic Emergencies.

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