Two speakers told the audience that they suffer from liver cancer due to alcoholism. Cancer from alcohol abuse is a major risk of drinking alcohol and is more common than people realize. A recent study has shown that alcohol consumption in the United States resulted in approximately 18,200 to 21,300 cancer deaths (three to four percent) of all cancer deaths in the United States in 2013 (Nelson et al., 2013). Alcohol has been found to increase the risk of cancer in moderate to heavy drinkers. Specifically, daily consumption 1.5 alcoholic drinks or more accounted for 26% to 35% of alcohol-attributable cancer deaths (Nelson et al., 2013). One alcoholic beverage equals one ounce of liquor, 12 ounces of beer, or four ounces of wine (Hart & Ksir,…
George Hendrix is a 38-year-old man who has abused alcohol his entire adult life. Recently, following an episode of binge drinking, George experienced a gradual onset of pain in his upper abdomen that radiated to his back. The pain persisted for several hours and worsened each time that he ate. He also felt nauseous and experienced repeated episodes of vomiting. The pain grew more intense and George decided to drive himself to the emergency room of his local hospital. The physician who examined George in the ER noted the following findings when she performed a physical exam: Intense pain upon palpation of the upper left quadrant of the abdominal cavity, gaseous distension of the intestinal tract, and tachycardia. The physical exam findings, together with the history of alcohol abuse and the results of a CBC, serum chemistry panel, and abdominal ultrasound, led the physician to conclude that George was suffering from a case of acute pancreatitis. The doctor immediately initiated the appropriate medical therapy.…
Too much alcohol is responsible for a considerable burden of death , disease and injury.…
Unit 21: Nutrition For Health & Social Care P2 M1 By Shannon Chloe Grocott 12.5 Alcohol Extra Details: The government have advised that women drink 21 units of alcohol per week and men drink 28 units of alcohol per week. Food Sources: Alcohol can be found in cooking wines, malt/wine vinegar, gin, beer, large, white wine, red wine and rosary wine. The Risks:…
Unlike drugs, alcohol is a legal substance for adults over 19 to get their hands on.…
Alcohol inhibits liver glucose production and leads to hypoglycemia. It interferes with the counterregulatory response to…
Alcohol is a liquid that can affect the way people think and act when they drink it.…
Daisy Coble meets with the principal of the private high school that her son, Donny, attends, and the principal tells her that Donny is disruptive and not responsive in class. At the principal's suggestion, Daisy supervises Donny's homework. His grades improve slightly, but the school reports new behavior problems, including smoking and possibly drinking. A psychologist recommends a tutor, Cal Beadle, whom Donny meets with three times a week and grows to like. Cal says that Daisy and Matt, Donny's parents, are too controlling and accusatory. Although Daisy tries to be positive with Donny, his behavior continues to deteriorate, and eventually he is expelled from school. Cal calls the expulsion unjust, but Daisy no longer trusts Cal. She enrolls Donny in a public school and stops the tutoring sessions. One day Donny runs away from home, and he does not return.…
Alcohol - The greatest gift in life. The only reason the world spins. Did you know alcohol can lead to the amazing world of addiction? Yeah, that’s something everyone should get into. If you’re one of the many who decides to try it out, you can become an alcoholic very quickly. Once you’re an alcoholic, your world will soon fall in place. Every day of your life, you will have all the time in the world to just sit around, drink, and do anything you want , since you’re probably out of a job by now. Since you don’t have a job, alcoholism can lead to money problems, so go for the cheap beer and find friends with money so they can buy you all the beer you want.…
Geokas, M., Lieber, C., French, S., & Halsted, C. (1981). Ethanol, the liver, and the gastrointestinal tract. Annals Of Internal Medicine, 95(2), 198-211. Retrieved from MEDLINE with Full Text database.…
Since alcohol also impairs your judgment it can make you do things that you wouldn’t normally do when…
Alcohol is a drug found in beer, wine, and liquor that causes intoxication. Alcohol can impair a person’s physical and emotional state. Intoxication is the physical and mental changes produced by drinking alcohol (Friedman, Stine, and Whaten 2242). Some people believe that beer and wine are safer than liquor which leads them to believe that it is okay to drink. The truth is that one 12 ounce bottle of beer or a 5 ounce glass of wine is equal to the amount of alcohol in a 1.5 ounce shot or liquor and can cause the same effects (“Facts About Alcohol”). Short term effects of alcohol include nausea, vomiting, dehydration, coma, death, blackout, memory loss, poor vision, reduced reaction time, and loss of judgement along with self control (Friedman,…
Winslade argues that it is morally and legally impermissible to violate a competent patients right to refuse medical treatment. Through examples such as Dax Cowart, Winslade suggests that one should have the right to choose or refuse treatment rather than being forced to endure unwanted pain. Although he accepts the idea that Dax’s family members, doctors, and lawyers wanted to preserve Dax’s life for the possibility of a brighter future, Winslade firmly believes that Dax’s requests shouldn’t have been ignored. I will highlight both the physical and psychological transformations experienced by Dax, the doubt felt about the quality of his future life, the treatment and ignorance of his desires, and how his relationships were affected by the tragedy. Then, I will give multiple reasons of why I agree with Dr. Winslade’s argument and provide concrete recommendations for how to improve this ethical issue.…
Mass incarceration is often cited as one of the main pillars of institutional racism in America due to the disproportional amount of minorities incarcerated yearly. The war on drugs is widely acknowledged as one of the main reasons for mass incarceration and its devastating effects on the black community. On June 17, 1971, Richard Nixon officially declared drugs “America's public enemy number one” and thus began the colloquialized War on Drugs (Alexander 16). Seeing as Nixon’s presidency shortly succeeded the Civil Rights Act, Nixon exploited the raw frustration of the remaining segregationists in his campaign for the presidency. Years later, Reagan took office and his supposed drive to “crack down on crime” had an implicit focus on black communities…
The patient has a four unit bridge on her upper anteriors, she has ten missing teeth…