alcohol

Question 1

what is the safe weekly number of units for male and female

Answer 1

14 - ideally spread over 3 days

Question 2

acute effects of alcohol

Answer 2

Oesophagitis, Gastritis/ulceration, Acute Pancreatitis, OD, Aspiration

Question 3

chronic effects on the CNS

Answer 3

cerebellar degeneration, neuropathies, dementia, Wernicke-Korsakoff’s syndrome.

Question 4

chronic haematological effects

Answer 4

anaemia and bone marrow suppression

Question 5

chronic muscoskeletal effects

Answer 5

proximal myopathy and osteoperosis

Question 6

foetal alcohol syndrome signs

Answer 6

short palpebral fissure, small eyes and absent philtrum

Question 7

foetal alcohol syndrome symptoms

Answer 7

Growth deficiency, retardation, attentional learning disabilities and behavioural problems

Question 8

ALD progession

Answer 8

fatty liver - hepatitis - fibrosis - cirrhosis

Question 9

AST and ALT levels in alcohol hep

Answer 9

AST>ALT

Question 10

alcohol hep histology

Answer 10

mallory hyaline bodies

Question 11

what level will the AST be under

Answer 11

500

Question 12

alcoholic cirrhosis treatment

Answer 12

abstinence

Question 13

alcoholic cirrhosis compliation

Answer 13

HCC