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  2. Blood alcohol content - Wikipedia

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    Blood alcohol content (BAC), also called blood alcohol concentration or blood alcohol level, is a measurement of alcohol intoxication used for legal or medical purposes. [1] BAC is expressed as mass of alcohol per volume of blood. In US and many international publications, BAC levels are written as a percentage such as 0.08%, i.e. there is 0.8 ...

  3. Glossary of alcohol (drug) terms - Wikipedia

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    Alcohol abuse encompasses a spectrum of alcohol-related substance abuse, ranging from the consumption of more than 2 drinks per day on average for men, or more than 1 drink per day on average for women, to binge drinking or alcohol use disorder.

  4. Alcohol (drug) - Wikipedia

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    Death from ethanol consumption is possible when blood alcohol levels reach 0.4%. A blood level of 0.5% or more is commonly fatal. The oral median lethal dose (LD 50) of ethanol in rats is 5,628 mg/kg. Directly translated to human beings, this would mean that if a person who weighs 70 kg (150 lb) drank a 500 mL (17 US fl oz) glass of pure ...

  5. Pharmacology of ethanol - Wikipedia

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    Vasopressin levels are reduced after the ingestion of alcohol. [53] The lower levels of vasopressin from the consumption of alcohol have been linked to ethanol acting as an antagonist to voltage-gated calcium channels (VGCCs). Studies conducted by Treistman et al. in the aplysia confirm inhibition of VGCC by ethanol.

  6. Phosphatidylethanol - Wikipedia

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    Levels of phosphatidylethanols in blood are used as markers of previous alcohol consumption. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] An increase of alcohol intake by ~20 g ethanol/day will raise the PEth 16:0/18:1 concentration by ~0.10 μmol/L, and vice versa if the alcohol consumption has decreased.

  7. Alcoholic ketoacidosis - Wikipedia

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    People usually do not present with high blood sugar or sugar in the urine. [2] This can cause false negative results when testing urine ketones as they only measure acetoacetate. Ethanol level are often low or negative despite a chronic alcohol use history. [6] Electrolyte disturbances may include hypokalemia or hypomagnesemia may also be ...

  8. Alcohol intoxication - Wikipedia

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    A normal liver detoxifies the blood of alcohol over a period of time that depends on the initial level and the patient's overall physical condition. An abnormal liver will take longer but still succeeds, provided the alcohol does not cause liver failure .

  9. Short-term effects of alcohol consumption - Wikipedia

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    Alcohol alters platelet response; moderate alcohol consumption can increase the amount of time bleeding by slowing down coagulation (as platelet aggregation decreases). Moreover, heavy alcohol consumption can lead to increased platelet aggregation thus increasing blood clotting and possibly leading to strokes and/or thrombosis. [13]