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Husband on dialysis, has mild cirrhosis from atn. what will happen if he drinks alcohol daily with kidney failure? abour pint a day.
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It is likely that: he will shorten his life through further damage to his liver as well as interfering with the metabolism of medications he is probably being given for his condition.
Answered 12/20/2016
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