Alcoholism

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Test: S.ethanoi (H or N), SALT (< 300 U/L), AST:ALT ratio (> 2), B.carbohydrate-deficient transferrin (H), S.glucose (L), U.glucose (+), LFT (AB), S.GGT (H), MCV (H, N after alcohol ceased for one month), S.platelets (L, N after alcohol ceased for one month), prothrombin time (N or H), &AST (H), S.urate (H), S.trigiycerides (H)

Sign: Nystagmus, postural tremor, biceps jerk and other reflexes

Dd: Drug intoxication or overdose, cerebral injury, CVA, diabetic coma, psychiatric disorders

Phys: Habitual excessive alcohol intake causes liver damage and inability to mobilise glucose froM storage