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Alcohol Intoxication
Also Known As: Ethanol Intoxication
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What this page is about
Alcohol Intoxication is listed in the Everyone Healthy condition library. This simple overview is generated from the existing EH database links because the original full article for this condition is not yet available.
Common linked signs and symptoms
The EH database links this condition with signs or symptoms such as Behaviour: Disinhibition (Inability to Inhibit Inappropriate Behaviour), Behaviour: Recent Alcohol Use, Blood Alcohol Concentration High, Blood Glucose Levels Low or Decreased (Hypoglycaemia, Hypoglycemia), Blood Pressure Below Normal (Hypotension), Eye: Vision Impairment, and Eyes Uncontrollable Constant Movement (Nystagmus).
Tests doctors may consider
Tests or investigations linked in the EH database include amylase concentration, Anion Gap, Blood Urea Nitrogen Tests, Blood Uric Acid Concentration Test, and Carbon Dioxide Total Content (TCO2).
Treatment depends on the person
The EH database links this condition with supportive options such as Airway Protection, Intravenous fluids (IV), Intubation, Mechanical Ventilation, and Ventilatory Support. Treatment choices should always be discussed with a qualified health professional, because the best approach depends on the cause, severity, age, other conditions, medicines, and test results.
This overview does not replace the original article and does not diagnose, treat, or recommend medication. It is a simple guide built from the existing Everyone Healthy database links.
Linked signs and symptoms
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- Behaviour: Disinhibition (Inability to Inhibit Inappropriate Behaviour)
- Behaviour: Recent Alcohol Use
- Blood Alcohol Concentration High
- Blood Glucose Levels Low or Decreased (Hypoglycaemia, Hypoglycemia)
- Blood Pressure Below Normal (Hypotension)
- Eye: Vision Impairment
- Eyes Uncontrollable Constant Movement (Nystagmus)
- Head Rush Or A Dizzy Spell (Orthostatic Hypotension)
- Heart Rate Irregular (Arrhythmia)
- Loss of Consciousness (Unconsciousness)
- Mind: Confusion
- Mind: Decreased Mental Response
- Mind: Delirium
- Mind: Euphoria
- Mind: Impairments in Social Interaction
- Mind: Lethargy
- Mind: Poor Memory Skills
- Mind: Short Term Memory Loss
- Movement: Muscle Coordination Loss (Ataxia)
- Nausea
- Respiratory Depression
- Speech Slurred
- Unsteady Gait (Unable to Walk Steadily)
- Walking Difficulties
Linked drugs / medications
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Treatments, therapies and supportive options
10Grouped by treatment type. These are educational database links, not personal treatment recommendations. Evidence labels are shown only where stored in the EH database.
Linked diagnostic tests and investigations
24These are pulled from both EH diagnostic-test link tables, including the older large test-link table.
- amylase concentration
- Anion Gap
- Blood Urea Nitrogen Tests
- Blood Uric Acid Concentration Test
- Carbon Dioxide Total Content (TCO2)
- Chloride Concentration (Blood)
- Creatine Kinase Concentration
- Folic Acid (Folate) Concentration
- Gamma-Glutamyltransferase (GGT) Concentration
- Glycosylated Hemoglobin (HbA1c) Concentration
- High Density Lipoprotein (HDL) Concentration
- Lactic Acid Concentration
- Luteinizing Hormone (LH) Concentration
- Magnesium Concentration (Mg, Blood)
- Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin (MCH) Weight Test
- Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV)
- Methemoglobulin Concentration
- Osmolality, Blood (Serum Osmolality)
- Red Blood Cell (RBC) Count
- Red Blood Cell Distribution Width (RDW) Test
- Reticulocyte Absolute Count
- Triglyceride (TGs) Concentration
- Urine Amylase Excretion Rate
- Urine Ketone Concentration
Biological markers/agents
25This visual map shows biological markers/agents reported as increased or decreased with this condition. These are educational relationships only; test results must be interpreted by a qualified clinician because ranges vary by lab, method, age, sex and clinical context.
Often increased
20- AmylaseReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 25–125 units/LLinked diagnostic testsamylase concentration
- Anion Gap (Excluding Potassium)Reference range exampleAll: 12–20 mEq/L; All: 8–16 mEq/LLinked diagnostic testsAnion Gap
- Anion Gap (Including Potassium)Reference range exampleAll: 12–20 mEq/LLinked diagnostic testsAnion Gap
- Carbon Dioxide Total Content (TCO2)Reference range exampleInfant (0 - 1y): 20–27 mEq/L; Newborn (0 - 1month): 13–21 mEq/LLinked diagnostic testsCarbon Dioxide Total Content (TCO2)
- Chloride (Blood, Cl)Reference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 97–106 mEq/L; Birth - 2wks: 94–106 mEq/LLinked diagnostic testsChloride Concentration (Blood)
- Creatine Kinase (CK)Reference range exampleAdult ( > 16y), Female: 35–150 units/L; Adult ( > 16y), Male: 40–170 units/LLinked diagnostic testsCreatine Kinase Concentration
- Gamma-Glutamyltransferase (GGT)Reference range exampleAdult ( > 16y), Female: 6–30 units/L; Adult ( > 16y), Male: 6–38 units/LLinked diagnostic testsGamma-Glutamyltransferase (GGT) Concentration
- Hemoglobin (Hb)
- Hemoglobin (Hb)Reference range exampleFemale: 78–100 gm/dL; Male: 76–100 gm/dLLinked diagnostic testsHemoglobin (Hb) Concentration, Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin (MCH) Weight Test
- High Density Lipoprotein (HDL)Reference range exampleAdult ( > 16y), Female: 53–500 mg/dL; Adult ( > 16y), Male: 45–500 mg/dLLinked diagnostic testsHigh Density Lipoprotein (HDL) Concentration
- Lactic Acid (Venous Blood)Reference range exampleAll: 0.5–2.2 mEq/LLinked diagnostic testsLactic Acid Concentration
- Luteinizing Hormone (LH)Reference range exampleAdult ( > 16y), Female: 3–56 units/L; Adult ( > 16y), Male: 1.2–8 units/LLinked diagnostic testsLuteinizing Hormone (LH) Concentration
- MethemoglobulinReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 0.35–1.4 %Linked diagnostic testsMethemoglobulin Concentration
- Osmolality, Blood (Serum Osmolality)Reference range exampleChild (0 - 16y): 274–290 mOsm/kg; Birth - 2wks: 265–285 mOsm/kgLinked diagnostic testsOsmolality, Blood (Serum Osmolality)
- Red Blood Cell (RBC) VolumeReference range example76–100 fLLinked diagnostic testsMean Corpuscular Volume (MCV)
- Red Blood Distribution Width (RDW)Reference range exampleAll: 11–14.5 %Linked diagnostic testsRed Blood Cell Distribution Width (RDW) Test
- TriglyceridesReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y), Female: 32–137 mg/dL; Adult ( > 16y), Male: 35–155 mg/dLLinked diagnostic testsTriglyceride (TG's) Concentration, Triglyceride (TGs) Concentration
- Uric Acid, BloodReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y), Female: 2.5–7 mg/dL; Adult ( > 16y), Male: 4–8 mg/dLLinked diagnostic testsBlood Uric Acid Concentration Test
- Urine AmylaseReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 400–6,700 nkat/dayLinked diagnostic testsUrine Amylase Excretion Rate
- Urine KetoneReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 0–0.25 mg/dLLinked diagnostic testsUrine Ketone Concentration
Often decreased
5- Blood Urea NitrogenReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 6–18 mg/dL; Child (< 10y): 5–15 mg/dLLinked diagnostic testsBlood Urea Nitrogen Tests
- Folic Acid (Folate)Reference range exampleInfant (0 - 1y): 14–51 ng/mL; Child (0 - 16y): 5–21 ng/mLLinked diagnostic testsFolic Acid (Folate) Concentration
- Magnesium (Mg, Blood)Reference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 1.3–2.6 mEq/L; Birth - 2wks: 1.4–2.2 mEq/LLinked diagnostic testsMagnesium Concentration (Mg, Blood)
- Red Blood Cells (RBC)Reference range exampleAdult ( > 16y), Female: 3.6–5 106/mm3; Adult ( > 16y), Male: 4.2–5.4 106/mm3Linked diagnostic testsRed Blood Cell (RBC) Count
- ReticulocytesReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 24–83 109/L; 0.5–1.5 %Linked diagnostic testsReticulocyte Absolute Count, Reticulocyte Count Percent Total RBC
Introduction / full article
Alcohol Intoxication
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