Title: | Is osmol gap an effective screen in accurate prediction of toxic volatiles? |
Address: | "Department of Pathology and Lab Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, 103 Hospital Drive, Saskatoon, Canada. john.krahn@usask.ca" |
ISSN/ISBN: | 1433-6510 (Print) 1433-6510 (Linking) |
Abstract: | "A review of the literature was done to determine the number of studies published on the osmol gap. We wanted to examine whether these studies were able to establish a consensus on the formula to be used, the appropriate reference interval to be used and finally the performance of the osmol gap in its ability as a screening test for toxic volatile substance. Our study was disappointing since no published literature exists to allow the clinical laboratory to use the osmol gap based on evidenced based studies" |
Keywords: | Algorithms Ethanol/blood Ethylene Glycol/blood Humans Methanol/blood Molecular Weight *Osmolar Concentration Quality Control Transition Temperature Volatile Organic Compounds/*blood/pharmacokinetics/toxicity/urine; |
Notes: | "MedlineKrahn, John Khajuria, Anna eng Review Germany 2011/07/16 Clin Lab. 2011; 57(5-6):297-303" |