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* Bloody, dark black, or tarry bowel movements ([[melena]]) | * Bloody, dark black, or tarry bowel movements ([[melena]]) | ||
* Breast development in males | * Breast development in males ([[gynocomastia]]) | ||
* Changing mood | * Changing mood | ||
* Confusion ([[encephalopathy]]) | * Confusion ([[encephalopathy]]) | ||
:* Changed level of consciousness | :* Changed level of consciousness | ||
:* Hallucinations | :* [[Hallucinations]] | ||
:* Impaired short- or long-term memory | :* Impaired short- or long-term memory | ||
* Difficulty paying attention ([[attention deficit]]) | * Difficulty paying attention ([[attention deficit]]) | ||
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* [[Light-headedness]] or [[fainting]], especially when standing | * [[Light-headedness]] or [[fainting]], especially when standing | ||
* Paleness | * Paleness | ||
* | * [[Tachycardia]] when rising to standing position | ||
* Redness on feet or hands | * Redness on feet or hands | ||
* Slow, sluggish, lethargic movement | * Slow, sluggish, lethargic movement | ||
* | * Hematemesis or coffee-ground emesis | ||
Symptoms vary based on the severity of the disease. They are usually worse after a recent period of heavy drinking. | Symptoms vary based on the severity of the disease. They are usually worse after a recent period of heavy drinking. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
History
- Recent history of heavy drinking
- Chronic alcohol intake i.e. > 80 g/d in men and 40 g/d in women with alcoholic hepatitis or cirrhosis.
Symptoms
- Abdominal pain and tenderness
- Dry mouth
- Excessive thirst
- Fatigue
- Fever
- Fluid collection in the abdomen (ascites)
- Jaundice
- Loss of appetite
- Mental confusion
- Nausea
- Unintentional weight gain (because of fluid collection)
Other symptoms that can occur with this disease:
- Abnormally dark or light skin
- Agitation
- Bloody, dark black, or tarry bowel movements (melena)
- Breast development in males (gynocomastia)
- Changing mood
- Confusion (encephalopathy)
- Changed level of consciousness
- Hallucinations
- Impaired short- or long-term memory
- Difficulty paying attention (attention deficit)
- Impaired ability to concentrate
- Impaired judgment
- Light-headedness or fainting, especially when standing
- Paleness
- Tachycardia when rising to standing position
- Redness on feet or hands
- Slow, sluggish, lethargic movement
- Hematemesis or coffee-ground emesis
Symptoms vary based on the severity of the disease. They are usually worse after a recent period of heavy drinking.
2010 AASLD/ACG Alcoholic Liver Disease Guidelines : Abstinence (DO NOT EDIT)[1]
| Class I |
| 1. " Clinicians should discuss alcohol use with patients, and any suspicion of possible abuse or excess should prompt use of a structured questionnaire and further evaluation. (Level of evidence: C) " |
| 2. " Patients with alcoholic liver disease (ALD) and suggestive symptoms should be screened for evidence of other end-organ damage, as appropriate. (Level of evidence: C) " |
References
- ↑ "www.aasld.org" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-10-27.