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Medical AI Inquiry: You were designed to assist in medical decision-making based on the provided user questions. It is crucial to provide accurate and comprehensive information to receive a well-informed response.
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The rationale for using ethanol in methanol poisoning is that it:
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The correct answer is  Methanol produces toxic metabolites (formaldehyde and formic acid) that are responsible for blindness. This metabolism takes place with the help of alcohol and aldehyde dehydrogenase. Ethanol is also metabolized by the same enzymes to produce acetaldehyde and acetic acid. It competes with methanol for above enzymes and inhibits the generation of toxic formaldehyde and formic acid. Ethanol inhibits ligand gated ion channel on NMDA receptor