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  2. Alcohol withdrawal syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Benzodiazepines are the most commonly used medication for the treatment of alcohol withdrawal and are generally safe and effective in suppressing symptoms of alcohol withdrawal. [33] This class of medication is generally effective in symptoms control, but needs to be used carefully.

  3. Rhabdomyolysis - Wikipedia

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    Extreme physical exercise (particularly when poorly hydrated), delirium tremens (alcohol withdrawal), tetanus, prolonged seizures or status epilepticus [4] [10] Crush Crush syndrome, blast injury, car accident, physical torture or abuse, or confinement in a fixed position such as after a stroke, due to alcohol intoxication or in prolonged ...

  4. Alcoholic hallucinosis - Wikipedia

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    Management with a combination of abstinence from alcohol and the use of neuroleptics has been shown to be effective. [11] It is also possible to treat withdrawal before major symptoms start to happen in the body. Diazepam and chlordiazepoxide have proven to be effective in treating alcohol withdrawal symptoms such as alcoholic hallucinosis ...

  5. Numerous factors can cause kidney disease. Here are the ... - AOL

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    She explains that there are two main types of kidney disease: short-term (called acute kidney injury or AKI), which is reversible with timely treatment; and long-term (called chronic kidney ...

  6. Kindling (sedative–hypnotic withdrawal) - Wikipedia

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    Kindling due to substance withdrawal is the neurological condition which results from repeated withdrawal episodes from sedative–hypnotic drugs such as alcohol and benzodiazepines. Each withdrawal leads to more severe withdrawal symptoms than in previous episodes.

  7. Short-term effects of alcohol consumption - Wikipedia

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    Alcohol has been known to mitigate the production of antidiuretic hormone, which is a hormone that acts on the kidney to favor water reabsorption in the kidneys during filtration. This occurs because alcohol confuses osmoreceptors in the hypothalamus , which relay osmotic pressure information to the posterior pituitary , the site of ...

  8. Alcoholic ketoacidosis - Wikipedia

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    Treatment is generally with intravenous normal saline and intravenous sugar solution. [2] Thiamine and measures to prevent alcohol withdrawal are also recommended. [2] Treatment of low blood potassium may also be required. [2] Those who are affected are most frequently between the ages of 20 and 60. [2]

  9. Dying To Be Free - The Huffington Post

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    There’s no single explanation for why addiction treatment is mired in a kind of scientific dark age, why addicts are denied the help that modern medicine can offer. Family doctors tend to see addicts as a nuisance or a liability and don’t want them crowding their waiting rooms. In American culture, self-help runs deep.