ABC of Alcohol

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Title Page......Page 5 Copyright Page......Page 6 Contents......Page 9 Contributors......Page 11 Preface to the fourth edition......Page 13 Preface to fifth edition......Page 14 Alcohol and low- and middle-income countries......Page 15 Morbidity and mortality......Page 16 Burdens and costs......Page 18 Further reading......Page 20 On the road......Page 21 Cafe culture – a dream not realised......Page 22 Minimum pricing and the multi-buy......Page 24 Further reading......Page 25 Metabolism of alcohol......Page 26 Behavioural effects......Page 27 Further reading......Page 28 Alcohol content......Page 29 Alcohol misuse......Page 30 Further reading......Page 32 Definitions and criteria of alcohol use disorders......Page 33 DSM-5 alcohol use disorder......Page 34 Causes and influences on the development of alcohol use disorders......Page 35 The consequences of alcohol use disorders......Page 36 Further reading......Page 37 Assessment......Page 39 The AUDIT......Page 40 Interpreting the AUDIT......Page 41 Briefer questionnaires......Page 42 Physical examination......Page 44 Alcohol as its own marker......Page 45 Further reading......Page 46 Signs......Page 47 Morbidity......Page 48 Mortality......Page 49 Further reading......Page 50 Detection in the ED......Page 51 Clinical presentation and resuscitation......Page 52 Withdrawal symptoms......Page 53 Further reading......Page 55 Alcohol and pregnancy......Page 56 Parental influence on young people’s drinking......Page 57 Education and schooling......Page 58 Further reading......Page 59 Presentation and screening in older people......Page 60 Falls (Figure 10.2)......Page 61 Further reading......Page 62 Alcohol-related liver disease......Page 64 Alcohol related hepatitis......Page 66 Alcoho-related cirrhosis......Page 67 Treatment of ALD......Page 68 Further reading......Page 69 Non-trauma......Page 70 Gastroenterology......Page 71 Orthopaedic surgery......Page 72 Wound healing......Page 73 Further reading......Page 74 Data sharing for violence prevention: The Cardiff Model......Page 75 Alcohol brief interventions......Page 76 Further reading......Page 77 Driving regulations and alcohol withdrawal seizures......Page 78 Wernicke–Korsakoff syndrome......Page 79 Alcoholic myopathy......Page 81 Further reading......Page 82 Drinking patterns......Page 83 Acetaldehyde......Page 84 Understanding units......Page 86 Further reading......Page 87 Alcohol and cardiovascular mortality......Page 88 Alcohol and the coagulation system......Page 89 Therapeutic effects of alcohol in cardiovascular medicine......Page 90 Alcohol consumption and diet......Page 91 Further reading......Page 92 Pharmacokinetic elements......Page 93 Illicit drugs......Page 95 Further reading......Page 96 Screening and assessment of the dependent drinker......Page 98 Symptom-triggered regimen......Page 99 Other withdrawal regimens......Page 100 The prevention and management of Wernicke’s encephalopathy......Page 101 Further reading......Page 102 Accident and emergency......Page 103 Consultant gastroenterology and hepatology expansion......Page 105 Research and education of the public......Page 106 Cost-effective alcohol strategies......Page 107 Further reading......Page 108 Pitfalls......Page 109 Further assessment......Page 110 Tips......Page 111 Further reading......Page 112 Pre-contemplative......Page 113 Relapse......Page 114 Further reading......Page 115 Other psychotherapies......Page 116 Naltrexone......Page 117 Further reading......Page 118 Depression......Page 119 Personality disorder......Page 120 Alcohol, and psychiatry in the hospital......Page 121 Further reading......Page 122 Drinkline – The National Alcohol Helpline......Page 123 The Sick Doctors Trust......Page 124 Further reading......Page 125 Index......Page 126 Advert Page......Page 134 EULA......Page 139