All are true regarding METHANOL poisoning except:
Ref: Katzung 12/e p398 Fomepizole inhibits alcohol dehydrogenase and not aldehyde dehydrogenase *Serum methanol concentration above 20 mg/dl is an indication to sta treatment and above 50 mg/dl is for Hemodialysis. *Metabolic product formaldehyde and fornic acid is responsible for blindness and high anion gap metabolic acidosis.
Hemodialysis should be done when serum methanol cencentration is above 50 mg/dl
Fomepizole acts by inhibiting aldehyde dehydrogenase
High anion gap metabolic acidosis is seen in severe cases
Visual disturbances are commonly seen
Central Nervous system