Very few medical uses for ethanol exist. Some of the current uses are:
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Alcohol sponges applied topically to treat fever; As a skin disinfectant; As
an antidote in the treatment of methanol (wood alcohol) poisoning; As a
hand sanitizer, particularly since the SARS epidemic. More recently, hand
sanitizers have been widely used to reduce the risk of infection during the
COVID-19 pandemic.
The different symptoms and stages of alcohol withdrawal:
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, A compulsive desire to seek, obtain, and drink ethanol exists. Addiction
could be the most powerful factor in chronic use of ethanol, contributing
to S U D.
BAC and Clinical Effects in Non-Tolerant Individuals: 200/300 or 0.2-0.3%
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Emesis, stupor
Breathalyzers are used to measure
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the level of intoxication via excretion of ethanol in the breath.
Besides the CNS, alcohol also affects other systems and organs in the body such as
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the cardiovascular system, the stomach, and the liver.
It is the buildup of acetaldehyde in your body that causes
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, the unpleasant reaction of facial flushing, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, and
headache that you experience during a hangover.
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder:
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A group of conditions that can occur in a person whose mother drank
alcohol during pregnancy, including fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS).
The risk for a driver getting in an accident increases exponentially in relation to their
BAC, as shown in the graph on this slide. In 2014, approximately ___% of all fatal car
accidents in Canada were associated with alcohol, or alcohol and drugs combined.
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Chronic high dose use of alcohol & Cardiovascular
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High chronic doses of alcohol can lead to alcoholic cardiomyopathy. An
increased incidence of hypertension and stroke is also apparent.
Aldehyde Dehydrogenase stage of metabolizing ethanol:
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Alcohol sponges applied topically to treat fever; As a skin disinfectant; As
an antidote in the treatment of methanol (wood alcohol) poisoning; As a
hand sanitizer, particularly since the SARS epidemic. More recently, hand
sanitizers have been widely used to reduce the risk of infection during the
COVID-19 pandemic.
The different symptoms and stages of alcohol withdrawal:
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, A compulsive desire to seek, obtain, and drink ethanol exists. Addiction
could be the most powerful factor in chronic use of ethanol, contributing
to S U D.
BAC and Clinical Effects in Non-Tolerant Individuals: 200/300 or 0.2-0.3%
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Emesis, stupor
Breathalyzers are used to measure
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the level of intoxication via excretion of ethanol in the breath.
Besides the CNS, alcohol also affects other systems and organs in the body such as
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the cardiovascular system, the stomach, and the liver.
It is the buildup of acetaldehyde in your body that causes
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, the unpleasant reaction of facial flushing, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, and
headache that you experience during a hangover.
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder:
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A group of conditions that can occur in a person whose mother drank
alcohol during pregnancy, including fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS).
The risk for a driver getting in an accident increases exponentially in relation to their
BAC, as shown in the graph on this slide. In 2014, approximately ___% of all fatal car
accidents in Canada were associated with alcohol, or alcohol and drugs combined.
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Chronic high dose use of alcohol & Cardiovascular
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High chronic doses of alcohol can lead to alcoholic cardiomyopathy. An
increased incidence of hypertension and stroke is also apparent.
Aldehyde Dehydrogenase stage of metabolizing ethanol:
