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Alcoholic Ketoacidosis: Signs, Symptoms, and Treatment

Symptoms of hyperglycemia are common, including polyuria, polydipsia, and sometimes more severe presentations include unintentional weight loss, vomiting, weakness, and mentation changes. Dehydration and metabolic abnormalities worsen with progressive uncontrolled osmolar stress, which can lead to lethargy, obtundation, and may even cause respiratory failure, coma, and death. Patients with AKA usually present with abdominal pain […]

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Is alcohol more dangerous than heroin? The physical, social and financial costs of alcohol

Exploring the consumption patterns of alcohol reveals the significant influence that taxation, pricing, and regulatory trends have on public health outcomes. For more insights into the effects of alcohol during pregnancy, refer to our article on the effects of drug & alcohol use during pregnancy. Though the term ‘alcohol’ is more commonly synonymous with alcoholic

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Social Drinking Activates Dopamine and Elevates Mood

The hangover after a heavy drinking session can be a thoroughly miserable experience. A combination of dehydration, low blood sugar, and various by-products of alcohol can leave us struggling to move or think. In addition to alcohol effects on dopamine the health consequences, alcoholism contributes to fractured families and drunk driving that kills more than

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