The human body was built to endure the hardships that one might struggle through with in life but it was not built to slowly and deliberately be poisoned to death. Yet‚ millions of people around the world continue to abuse the power of drugs‚ fully aware of their consequences. Most people who use drugs have a general knowledge of the effects of the drugs on their body‚ but that does not stop them from continuing to put their lives in danger. Substance abuse can lead to many catastrophic consequences
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disturbances with HIV infection".) The presence of hyponatremia‚ even of relatively mild severity‚ is associated with adverse survival. This includes patients with heart and/or hepatic failure‚ and/or acute myocardial infarction. (See "Hyponatremia in cirrhosis" and "Hyponatremia in heart failure".) DISORDERS
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However‚ “Prohibition did not improve health and hygiene in America as anticipated”‚ instead it created a significant health risk in the liver from liquor‚ named cirrhosis (Thornton 5). Drops did occur during prohibition but they only occurred before the beginning of the first World War‚ where many men and women were preparing to fight (Blocker 236). Thornton notes that: The death rate from alcoholism bottomed out
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Brain and liver damage is the number one effect alcohol will have on your body. Difficultly walking‚ blurred vision‚ slurred speech‚ slowed reaction time‚ and impaired memory are all affects on the brain. Cirrhosis of the liver is developed after a decade of heavy drinking. Cirrhosis is the scarring of the liver tissue that result in blocked blood flow and impaired liver function. It is the number one cause of death in a chronic alcoholic. Over a period of time you can also developed digestive
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Bad Drinking Habits: Causes and Effects Drinking is something that majority of grown people‚ and even youngsters‚ would do for fun. It is really a mind thing that would occur in these human beings. Although drinking could be very fun‚ there are people that would drink for negative purposes. Some causes of bad drinking habits are having stressful problems‚ and just being influenced by others that would drink a lot. If people don’t have self-control of their drinking habits‚ it can become something
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Chapter 6 – Case Study 1 Mr. E.‚ age 53‚ has a history of alcoholism and came to his physician because of recent anorexia‚ nausea‚ and diarrhea‚ as well as heart palpitations and fatigue. He has been taking his diuretic tablet‚ but not his vitamin and mineral supplement. An ECG and blood tests indicate hypokalemia. Discussion Questions 1. Discuss the possible factors contributing to his electrolyte imbalance and the rationale for his signs and symptoms. 2. What are the signs of hypokalemia and
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The digestive tract is a twisting tube about 30 feet long. It starts at the mouth and ends at the anus. In between are the esophagus‚ stomach and bowels (intestines). The liver and pancreas aid digestion by producing bile and pancreatic juices which travel to the intestines. The gallbladder stores bile until the body needs it for digestion. The digestive system breaks down food and fluids into much smaller nutrients. In this complex process‚ blood carries the nutrients throughout the body to nourish
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liver is present (Prashant‚ 2007‚ p. 401). Ulrich‚ an MD at the Birmingham children’s hospital‚ stated‚ “The term NAFLD covers a spectrum of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease from benign static disease to more aggressive forms that can progress to cirrhosis within childhood” (Ulrich‚ 2006‚ p.264). The first report of NAFLD was reported in young obese children during the early 1980’s‚ and has been seen in children as young as nine years old. Since then‚ there has not been enough attention paid to NAFLD
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My Mind Around three years ago from today my grandma was given the news that tore our family up. She was told she had around two in half years to live due to cirrhosis of the liver. She had a special case because cirrhosis of the liver is more common due to drinking too much alcohol. My grandma never drank a day in her life. Cirrhosis of the liver is a slowly progressing disease that replaces healthy liver tissue with scar tissue. Eventually the liver can no longer function. This news came as
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Women- smaller & have higher body fat %‚ they also absorb more of the alcohol because they metab less efficiently than men and are more vulnerable to liver disease‚ heart disease‚ & brain damage. cirrhosis (scarring of liver tissue) risk starts to @ <2 drinks a day Men- cirrhosis risk starts to @ 2 ¼ - 4 drinks a day‚ < susceptible to alcohol effects & BAC than women‚ men have chances of death & to illnesses than women ~Blackouts: time period where a drinker is conscious
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