HLTH 353 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy, Cardiology, Cirrhosis
26 Oct 2018
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DRUGS & SOCIETY - HLTH 353 - EXAM II NOTES
Friday, October 12. 2018
●Large Consumption Chronic Effects of Alcohol
○Mouth, trachea and esophagus
■Cancer (15x if the person is a smoker)
○Blood
■Decreases production of RBC, WBC and platelets
●Causing problems with clotting and immunity to infection
■Anemia
○Heart
■Alcoholic cardiomyopathy (forming fat around the heart and possible
CHF)
■Heart arrhythmias (Holiday Heart)
●People drink a lot during the holidays and many cardiologist call it
this
○Liver
■Cirrhosis
○3 stages of Toxic Effects on the Liver
■Stage one
●One week of drinking 5-6 alcoholic beverages each day produces
fatty liver
●As few as 2-3 days for females
●Several days of abstaining from alcohol, the liver returns to normal
■Stage two
●Continued use for several weeks of high volume consumption can
cause alcoholic hepetitis, which can be fatal (inflammation of
liver)
●This stage can also be reversible if intake of alcohol ceased
■Stage three
●Scars begin to form on liver, causing hardening of liver and
functional tissue is reduced and is called cirrhosis and often fatal
●This stage cannot be reversed
○Stomach
■Chronic gastritis (an inflamed stomach)
■Can cause cancer along digestive tract (15x if person is a smoker)
○Pancreas
■Pancreatitis (most common cause)
■Peripheral tissues
●Increased risk of type II diabetes
Document Summary
Drugs & society - hlth 353 - exam ii notes. Cancer (15x if the person is a smoker) Decreases production of rbc, wbc and platelets. Causing problems with clotting and immunity to infection. Alcoholic cardiomyopathy (forming fat around the heart and possible. People drink a lot during the holidays and many cardiologist call it this. 3 stages of toxic effects on the liver. One week of drinking 5-6 alcoholic beverages each day produces fatty liver. As few as 2-3 days for females. Several days of abstaining from alcohol, the liver returns to normal. Continued use for several weeks of high volume consumption can cause alcoholic hepetitis, which can be fatal (inflammation of liver) This stage can also be reversible if intake of alcohol ceased. Scars begin to form on liver, causing hardening of liver and functional tissue is reduced and is called cirrhosis and often fatal. Can cause cancer along digestive tract (15x if person is a smoker)
