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Methanol is a toxic alcohol commonly found in windshield washer fluid and other industrial solvents. It is relatively non-toxic, but is metabolized in the body to formaldehyde and formic acid, which can cause metabolic acidosis, blindness, and potentially death if untreated. Diagnosis is based on clinical signs and symptoms like vision changes combined with laboratory findings of anion gap metabolic acidosis and an elevated methanol level. Treatment involves correcting acidosis with sodium bicarbonate, inhi
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- Dya Andryan
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