Alcohols

Question 1

Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome

Answer 1

Weird ACO = Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome:

Ataxia, Confusion, Ophthalmoplegia

Question 2

What changes in the brain are seen in Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome?

Answer 2

Hemorrhagic necrosis of the mammillary bodies

Question 3

Delirium Tremens

Answer 3

H-A-D 48

(Hallucinations, Autonomic instability, Delirium, 48-72 hours post-discontinuation)

Question 4

What drugs can cause disulfiram reaction?

Answer 4

Clara took the Pre-Medical Test in the PM (Chlorpropamide, Cefo-Perazone -Mandole -Tetan, Procarbazine, Metronidazole)