A medical student wants to understand the role of ethanol in the treatment of methanol poisoning. Which mechanism is primarily responsible for its efficacy?
Q1. A medical student wants to understand the role of ethanol in the treatment of methanol poisoning. Which mechanism is primarily responsible for its efficacy?
Answer: Inhibition of alcohol dehydrogenase
Explanation: Inhibition of alcohol dehydrogenase fails due to the lack of direct stimulation of methanol metabolism in ethanol treatment.