- Degree of intoxication based on qty
- Chronicity of intake
- Function of metabolic pathways
- Socially uninhibited
- Impaired judgement
- Aggressive behavior
- Sometimes nausea and vomiting
- W/spectrum from hallucinations to sedation to somnolence if severe
- + Osmolar gap and +AG met acidosis
- Respiratory suppression if severe
- Characteristic odor
- Aggitation to sedation
- Chem 7, ABG; + AG acidosis
- Can measure ETOH level in blood
- Osmolar Gap: Measured Osm - Calculated Osm, where nl <= 10
- Measured Osm: 2xNa + BUN/2.8 + Glucose/18
- Anion Gap: Na - (HCO3 + Cl); nl 6-14