A 29-year-old man presented to the ED several hours after ingesting what he described as a "hefty" bottle of hand sanitizer. The patient stated that he ingested such a considerable quantity of liquid hand sanitizer because he was unable to obtain beer or liquor. He further admitted to drinking two 40-ounce beers daily for the past several years, noting that he last consumed drinking alcohol the preceding day. The patient denied any other coingestants. He also denied nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, or other somatic complaints. The patient's medical history was significant for hypertension and hepatitis C, and his social history was significant for daily alcohol consumption, tobacco abuse, and former benzodiazepine, marijuana, and intravenous heroin abuse. His psychiatric history was significant for borderline personality disorder, major depression, and bulimia. The patient's home medications included a daily multivitamin, folate, thiamine, sertraline, mirtazapine, and prazosin. Initial vital signs at presentation were: blood pressure, 124/77 mm Hg; heart rate, 86 beats/min; respiratory rate, 15 breaths/ min; and temperature, 98.0°F. On physical
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