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Forensic Medicine General 0496247d

All of the following are true about methanol poisoning except:

A
Fomepizole is a competitive inhibitor of aldehyde dehydrogenase
B
Toxic level of methanol is 1.25 gm/kg body weight
C
Formic acid is mainly responsible for toxicity
D
Methanol causes obscured snowy vision
High-Yield Explanation
Answer- A. Fomepizole is a competitive inhibitor of aldehyde dehydrogenaseFomepizole is a competitive inhibitor of atdehyde dehydrogenase (Ref: Reddv 33/e p582, 3l/e p387)Fomepizole is a specific inhibitor of alcohol dehydrogenase, not the aldehyde dehydrogenase.
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