Question 1

what causes hyponatremia in summer?

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Too much water: Hyponatremia is a disorder of water balance. In the summer as you describe it would because most likely by in excess of water ingestion, or dehydration overall. Excess water consumption can actually be dangerous, and there have been several deaths in marathon runners from drinking too much water.

Question 2

what is clinically-induced hyponatremia?

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Please clarify: Hi. We do not induce hyponatremia, we treat it. I don't know what you mean by "clinically-induced" hyponatremia. The causes of hyponatremia, and the approach to treating it, depend on whether the circulating blood volume is low, normal, or high. Please clarify your situation with a little information (volume status, heart status, cancer, etc). Good luck!

Question 3

what are the effects of hypernatremia and hyponatremia?

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Big topic: Hi. For hypernatremia (hi Na) the body is always hypovolemic and dehydrated. This can result in organ hypoperfusion and tissue damage. For hyponatremia (lo Na), volume status could be low, normal, or high, and needs to be assessed. Lo Na should not be completely normalized rapidly because of possible brain damage due to osmotic shifts (the pons is a classically described site). Need more room! ;-)

Question 4

what solves alcoholism in older men?

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Recovery: Typically, alcoholism doesn't get cured.  It is an ongoing disorder that requires ongoing work to treat it.  Recovery can occur, but it does involve connections to other people and persistent work.  Find a good alcohol treatment facility and commit to the recovery process.  You an also seek out alcoholics anonymous or rational recovery groups as well.

Question 5

help please! is alcoholism a disease?

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Yes: The diagnostic and statistical manual for mental disorders fourth addition text revision or dsm-iv tr codes both alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence as mental diseases.  Twelve step programs such as alcoholics anonymous also embrace the disease model.  There are many effective programs and therapies to help people recover from alcoholism.

Question 6

what can be initial signs of alcoholism?

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Functioning: Impairment in functioning is the real key to a problem, as well as problems with one's family and relationships, problems on the job or with someone's work, marital problems, isolating and drinking alone, anger outbursts, alcohol withdrawal like shakes and tremors, drinking in the morning, history of duis, history of blackouts, problems with the law, spending too much on alcohol & health problems.

Question 7

what are some of the tests for alcoholism?

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The tests for Alcoholism include::   Complete blood count, Basic metabolic panel, Liver function test, Toxicology screen, CT of head, Carbohydrate deficient transferrin, Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment for Alcohol, GGT, Drug and alcohol screen.

Question 8

what are the signs when you get alcoholism?

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Functioning: Impairment in functioning is the real key to a problem, as well as problems with one's family and relationships, problems on the job or with someone's work, marital problems, isolating and drinking alone, anger outbursts, alcohol withdrawal like shakes and tremors, drinking in the morning, history of duis, history of blackouts, problems with the law, spending too much on alcohol & health problems.

Question 9

what happens if alcoholism starts at a young age?

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It is more severe: And often is genetic.  Men, in particular, who start drinking early in life typically have underlying psychiatric issues, strong family histories of alcoholism, and may also have antisocial tendencies with early criminal behaviors (delinquency etc.). Cloninger called these people type 1 alcoholics, and babour called it type a. They are also more likely to be polysubstance abusers than late onset.

Question 10

what is the definition or description of alcoholism?

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Alcoholism: Visibly, it is continuing to drink in ways that are "out of control" despite negative consequences.It is a metabolic disorder where alcohol is not processed normally. Over time tolerance develops, (it takes more to get the desired effect). In later stages there are often withdrawal symptoms when you stop, but not always. Without a support group, many relapse after abstaining for a while.

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