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*Serotonin syndrome.
*Serotonin syndrome.


===Ethanol===
===Toxicology===
*Should be submitted with anatomical findings and history.
 
Common submissions:
#Alcohol only.
#Suspected toxicologic death - need details on drugs.
 
====Mandated by case<ref>{{Ref OPMfP|14}}</ref>====
*Sudden death in children under five years old.
*Workplace deaths.
*Fatal motor vehicle collision.
*Aviationi deaths.
*Fire-related deaths (carboxyhemoglobin).
 
====Ethanol====
*Usually measure in Canada: ''mass of EtOH (mg)/volume of blood (mL)''.
*Usually measure in Canada: ''mass of EtOH (mg)/volume of blood (mL)''.
**Limit (Ontario): 80 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood (0.08).<ref>URL: [http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/safety/impaired/fact-sheet.shtml http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/safety/impaired/fact-sheet.shtml]. Accessed on: 28 September 2010.</ref>
**Limit (Ontario): 80 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood (0.08).<ref>URL: [http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/safety/impaired/fact-sheet.shtml http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/safety/impaired/fact-sheet.shtml]. Accessed on: 28 September 2010.</ref>


===Cocaine===
====Cocaine====
*No agreed upon toxic dose<ref name=pmid15075681>{{cite journal |author=Stephens BG, Jentzen JM, Karch S, Wetli CV, Mash DC |title=National Association of Medical Examiners position paper on the certification of cocaine-related deaths |journal=Am J Forensic Med Pathol |volume=25 |issue=1 |pages=11–3 |year=2004 |month=March |pmid=15075681 |doi= |url=}}</ref> - due to tolerance.
*No agreed upon toxic dose<ref name=pmid15075681>{{cite journal |author=Stephens BG, Jentzen JM, Karch S, Wetli CV, Mash DC |title=National Association of Medical Examiners position paper on the certification of cocaine-related deaths |journal=Am J Forensic Med Pathol |volume=25 |issue=1 |pages=11–3 |year=2004 |month=March |pmid=15075681 |doi= |url=}}</ref> - due to tolerance.


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*+/-Cardiac hypertrophy.
*+/-Cardiac hypertrophy.


===Ethylene glycol===
====Ethylene glycol====
*Not done in routine toxicology screening.
*Not done in routine toxicology screening.
*Birefringent calcium oxalate crystals found in kidney (with polarized light).<ref name=Ref_KFP589>{{Ref KFP|589}}</ref>
*Birefringent calcium oxalate crystals found in kidney (with polarized light).<ref name=Ref_KFP589>{{Ref KFP|589}}</ref>


===Anaphylaxis===
====Anaphylaxis====
Serology:<ref name=pmid20176258>{{cite journal |author=Simons FE |title=Anaphylaxis |journal=J. Allergy Clin. Immunol. |volume=125 |issue=2 Suppl 2 |pages=S161–81 |year=2010 |month=February |pmid=20176258 |doi=10.1016/j.jaci.2009.12.981 |url=}}</ref>
Serology:<ref name=pmid20176258>{{cite journal |author=Simons FE |title=Anaphylaxis |journal=J. Allergy Clin. Immunol. |volume=125 |issue=2 Suppl 2 |pages=S161–81 |year=2010 |month=February |pmid=20176258 |doi=10.1016/j.jaci.2009.12.981 |url=}}</ref>
*IgE.
*IgE.
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