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what is advice on alcohol limit?

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less than 14 units a week spread over at least 3 days with alcohol free days present

and not drinking more than 5 units a day

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2 screening tools for alcohol excess?

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CAGE

AUDIt

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4 questions asked in CAGE questionairre?

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C - have you ever felt like you should CUT down how much alcohol you drink

A - have people ANNOYED you by criticising your drinking consumption

G - do you ever feel GUILTY about your drinking

E - Have you ever had a drink in the morning to get rid of your hangover

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triad of WERNICKES ENCEPHALOPATHY

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  • ataxia
  • confusion
  • ophthalmoplegia

thiamine deficiency

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what can Wernickes encephalopathy develop into?

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Korsakoff’s syndrome

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signs of alcohol withdrawal

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  • seizure
  • anxiety
  • N&V
  • headaches
  • tremor
  • extreme sweating
  • agitation
  • hallucinations
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when does delerium tremens typically present?

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1-2 days post alcohol cessation

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cause of Wernickes encephalopathy

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thiamine deficiency

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effect of chronic alcohol on receptors in the brain?

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enhancement of GABA medicated inhibition in CNS & inhibition of NDMA type glutamate receptors

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3 types of therapy for alcohol withdrawl

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1) CBT
2) self help groups e.g. alcoholics anonymous
3) 12 step facilitation programme

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medications that can be given to reduce alcohol cravings (4)

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Acamprostate (weak NDMA antagonist)

Disulfiram

Naltrexone

Nalmefene

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medication that prevents you from drinking by causing an unpleasant physical reaction if you drink

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Disulfiram

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2 medications that block opioid receptors to stop effects of alcohol

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  • Naltrexone

- Nalmefene

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what are the 3 steps in progression to of alcholic liver disease?

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1) alcohol related fatty liver
2) Alcohol hepatitis
3) Cirrhosis

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what does AUDIT questionnaire stand for and what is its purpose?

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Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test

developed by WHO to screen for harmful alcohol use

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how is reduced synthetic function of the liver seen in blood tests?

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low albumin

raised PT

17
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what is FibroScan?

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scan used to check elasticity of the liver by sending high frequency sound waves to the liver

18
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symptoms of alcohol withdrawal at 6-12 hours

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  • tremor
  • sweating
  • headache
  • craving
  • anxierty
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symptoms of alcohol withdrawal at 12-24 hours

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  • hallucinations
20
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symptoms of alcohol withdrawal at 24-48 hours

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symptoms of alcohol withdrawal at 24-72 hours

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delerium tremens

22
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medication for alcohol withdrawal symptoms

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Chlordiazepoxide (Librium) which is a benzodiazipine
&
Pabrinex (IV high dose B vitamins)

23
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Features of Korsakoffs syndrome

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  • Memory impairment (retrograde&anterograde

- Behavioural changes

24
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multiple complications that patients with alcoholic hepatitis are at risk of

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  • Hepatic encephalopathy
  • Systemic infection (SBI)
  • GI bleeding
  • Coagulopathy & thrombocytopaenia
  • Ascites
  • Multi organ failure
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4 most common causes of liver cirrhosis
Alcoholic liver disease Non alcoholic fatty liver disease Hepatitis B Hepatitis C
26
describe spider naevi?
telengiectasia with a central arteriole & small vessels radiating away
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score that indicates the severity of cirrhosis
Child-Pugh score for cirrhosis
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5 components of Child-Pugh score?
- Bilirubin - Albumin - INR - Ascites - Encephalopathy
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who does SBP Spontaneous bacterial Peritonitis occur in?
patients with ascites secondary to cirrhosis
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most common causative organisms for SBP?
- E. coli - Klebsiella - Gram positive cocci
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medication & mechainsm for Hepatic encephalopathy?
Laxatives (lactulose) - to promote the excretion of ammonia (aiming for 2-3 motions daily)
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4 stages of fatty liver disease
1) Non alcoholic fatty liver disease 2) Non alcoholic steatohepatitis 3) Fibrosis 4) Cirrhosis
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2 most common causes for acute liver failure requiring liver transplant
- Paracetamol overdose | - Acute viral hepatitis
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inherited causes of chronic liver disease (3)
- Alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency - Wilson's disease - Hereditary haemochromatosis
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Biliary causes of chronic liver disease (2)
Primary biliary cirrhosis Primary sclerosing cholangitis
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5 features of decompensated liver cirhosis
- Coagulopathy - Jaundice - Encephalopathy - Ascites - GI bleeding
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why does ascites develop in cirrhotic liver disease?
combination of portal hypertension & loss of oncotic pressure
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when do alcohol withdrawal seizures occur?
within 48 hours of alcohol cessation
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formula for calculation of units of alcohol
volume (mls) x ABV (%) divided by 1000

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