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Alcohol-Related Liver Disease: Symptoms, Treatment and More

While treating ALD it is important not only to abstain from alcohol but also become conscious of other factors that could affect the liver. Many people with ALD are malnourished (lacking proper nutrition) due to a variety of factors, such as lack of eating, vomiting, and malabsorption (difficulty absorbing nutrients from food). In general, the …

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Alcoholic Ketoacidosis: Causes, Symptoms, and Diagnosis

Toxic metabolites of both substances result in severe metabolic acidosis with wide anion gap and wide osmolal gap.18 Neither, however, causes ketosis. Both cause abdominal pain, with marked central nervous system depression, but methanol toxicity results in visual impairment, while ethylene glycol toxicity results in crystalluria, oliguria, and renal failure. Alcoholic ketoacidosis is a recognised …

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