Health Sciences 1001A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Delirium Tremens, Binge Drinking
4 Aug 2017
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Alcohol intoxicating ingredient in fermented or distilled beverages; colourless, pungent liquid. One drink amount of a beverage that typically contains 13. 6 g of alcohol aka. standard drink. Metabolism chemical transformation of food and other substances in the body into energy and wastes. Blood alcohol concentration (bac) amount of alcohol in the blood in terms of weight per unit volume,; used as a measure of intoxication. Cirrhosis disease in which the liver is severely damaged by alcohol, other toxins or infection. Cardiac myopathy weakening of the heart muscle through disease. Fetal alcohol syndrome (fas) characteristic group of birth defects caused by the alcohol consumption by the mother, including facial deformities, heart defects and physical / mental disabilities. Alcohol-related neurodevelopment disorder (arnd) cognitive and behavioural problems seen in people whose mothers drank during pregnancy. Alcohol abuse use of alcohol to a degree that causes physical damage, impairs functioning, or results in behaviour harmful to others.
