Alcohol Flashcards
1
Q
Infusing glucose in patient with thiamine deficiency causes
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Wernicke Encephalopathy
2
Q
Alcoholic lactic acidosis is caused by
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Thiamine deficiency
3
Q
Breakdown of ethanol into acetate results in the generation of how many molecules of NADH
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2 (Ethanol → acetaldehyde, acetaldehyde → acetate)
4
Q
Hypoglycemia in alcohol intoxication is due to
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Increased NADH:NAD+ ratio in the liver leads to inhibition of gluconeogenesis
5
Q
Increased NADH:NAD+ ratio findings
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- Lactic Acidosis
- Ketoacidosis
- Fasting Hypoglycemia
- Hepatosteatosis
