Wednesday 2 June 2010

Alcohol-use disorders: clinical management

Alcohol-use disorders: clinical management: "care of adults and young people (aged 10 years and older) who have any of the following physical health problems that are completely or partly caused by alcohol use:
acute alcohol withdrawal (which occurs if a ‘dependent’ drinker suddenly stops drinking)
lack of thiamine (also called vitamin B1) in the body, which can cause a condition called Wernicke’s encephalopathy
liver disease
inflammation of the pancreas (called pancreatitis)."

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