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1
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what are the acute effects of ethanol on the CNS system?

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dose-dependent CNS depression (ˇ membrane excitability + ^GABAa & ˇ NMDA acivation)
diuresis
ˇ myocardial contractility
ˇ anxiety, slurred speech, impaired judgement

toxic doses: CNS and respiratory depression.

2
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what are the chronic effects of ethanol on the CNS system?

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fatty liver->hepatitis-> cirrhosis ->liver failure
pancreatits & gastritis
malnutrition

3
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how is ethanol eliminated from the human body?

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> 90% is metabolized by the liver (oxidation)

4
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what is methanol, and how is it metabolized?

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wood alchohol

methanol metabolism -> formic acid -> blindness

5
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how do you treat methanol consumption?

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ethanol. it has a higher affinity for alcohol dehydrogenase therefore it slows methanol metabolism to formic acid