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This is a video transcript about a dad who drank a snow globe containing ethylene glycol, a toxic chemical found in antifreeze. He suffered from kidney failure, high anion gap metabolic acidosis, and nerve damage. He was treated with dialysis and antibiotics, but his condition was irreversible. He survived after 10 weeks in the hospital and moved to a sober house. The video explains the chemistry and physiology behind his illness and how it could have been prevented.
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1. A 39-year-old man named Bibi was admitted to the emergency room after being found unconscious on the floor by his son, Jeff.
2. Bibi had a history of alcohol dependence and had relapsed after his divorce.
3. He had been drinking heavily before being admitted to the hospital.
4. Bibi's son, Jeff, found him on the floor in the same position two days earlier, but didn't think anything was wrong.
5. Bibi was taken to the emergency room, where he was found to have high anion gap metabolic acidosis.
6. His kidneys were failing, and he had high levels of creatinine in his blood.
7. Bibi's breathing rate was fast, and his heart rate and blood pressure were high.
8. A blood test revealed that Bibi had high levels of anions in his blood, which were not being cleared by his kidneys.
9. The medical team suspected that Bibi had ingested something toxic, but they didn't know what.
10. After several days of hospitalization, Bibi became coherent enough to tell the doctors that he had drunk a snow globe.
11. The snow globe contained ethylene glycol, a toxic substance that can cause kidney damage and metabolic acidosis.
12. Bibi's kidneys were damaged, and he would likely need dialysis for the foreseeable future.
13. He was treated with antibiotics, but they didn't work because the damage was caused by calcium oxalate crystals, not bacteria.
14. Bibi's immune system had reacted to the crystals, causing inflammation and damage to his kidneys.
15. If Bibi had been treated earlier, he may have been given ethanol to stop the liver from breaking down ethylene glycol.
16. Bibi was moved into a sober house after his discharge from the hospital and was to start a recovery program.