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2. Alcohols (medicine) - Wikipedia

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   Alcohols, in various forms, are used medically as an antiseptic, disinfectant, and antidote.[1] Alcoholsapplied to the skin are used to disinfect skinbefore a needle stickand before surgery.[2] They may also be used as a hand sanitizer;[2]to clean other areas;[2]and in mouthwashes.

3. Pharmacology of ethanol - Wikipedia

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   Perforated patch clamp technique was used having intracellular fluid inside the pipette and extracellular fluid in the bath with added 0.3% vol/vol (about 50-mM) ethanol. Ethanol decreased the Ca 2+ current in DSM cells and induced muscle relaxation. Ethanol inhibits VGCCs and is involved in alcohol-induced relaxation of the urinary bladder. [57]

4. Alcohol intoxication - Wikipedia

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   Alcohol intoxication, also known in overdoseas alcohol poisoning,[1]commonly described as drunkennessor inebriation,[9]is the behavior and physical effects caused by a recent consumption of alcohol. [6][10]In addition to the toxicityof ethanol, the main psychoactivecomponent of alcoholic beverages, other physiological symptoms may arise from ...

5. Alcohol (drug) - Wikipedia

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   A significant proportion of patients attending mental health services for conditions including anxiety disorders such as panic disorder or social phobia have developed these conditions as a result of recreational alcohol or sedative use. Self-medication or mental disorders may make people not decline their drinking despite negative consequences.

6. Short-term effects of alcohol consumption - Wikipedia

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   The short-term effects of alcohol consumption range from a decrease in anxiety and motor skills and euphoria at lower doses to intoxication (drunkenness), to stupor, unconsciousness, anterograde amnesia (memory "blackouts"), and central nervous system depression at higher doses. Cell membranes are highly permeable to alcohol, so once it is in ...

7. Ethyl glucuronide - Wikipedia

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   Ethyl glucuronide (EtG) is a metabolite of ethanol which is formed in the body by glucuronidation following exposure to ethanol, usually from drinking alcoholic beverages.It is used as a biomarker to test for ethanol use and to monitor alcohol abstinence in situations where drinking is prohibited, such as by the military, in alcohol treatment programs, in professional monitoring programs ...

8. Medical record - Wikipedia

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   The medical record serves as the central repository for planning patient care and documenting communication among patient and health care provider and professionals contributing to the patient's care. An increasing purpose of the medical record is to ensure documentation of compliance with institutional, professional or governmental regulation.

9. Disulfiram - Wikipedia

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   Disulfiram. Disulfiram is a medication used to support the treatment of chronic alcoholism by producing an acute sensitivity to ethanol (drinking alcohol). Disulfiram works by inhibiting the enzyme aldehyde dehydrogenase, causing many of the effects of a hangover to be felt immediately following alcohol consumption.