IMED1004 Lecture Notes - Lecture 37: Mesolimbic Pathway, Radio Print Handicapped Network, Binge Drinking
30 Nov 2018
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Alcohol increases activity in dopaminergic neurons in the mesolimbic reward pathway as well as opioid cells that release endorphins. Inhibitions are lowered are suppressed: fun is had that"s why drinking can be so pleasurable. Halfway through the night things change: people sing and dance badly, people slump over suddenly very tired, speech is hard, fights flare up for nothing, someone"s sitting on a step crying over some possibly-imagined slight, fun is not had. Every rph ed presentation screened for alcohol involvement. Risk of bad photos ending up on facebook that you can"t remember interview for intern position. Vasodilated so can blunt physiological compensation for blood loss. Seen by d & a while an inpatient. Domestic violence usually kept in observation ward until social work can see. Increases levels of high blood pressure: low levels increase hdl, risk of cardiac arrhymias, heart failure, stroke. Diabetes: light to moderate can protect against diabetics, worsens medical conditions associated with it neuropathy.
