Volume : VII, Issue : XI, November - 2017

A Study Of Alcohol As A Risk Factor To The Systemic Diseases And Their Prevalence: An Original Research Study In A Tertiary Care Hospital

Dr. P. S. Usha Rani, Dr. K. V. Seshaiah, Dr. P. Venkata Krishna, Dr. K. Sudhakar, Dr. Teja Chennamsetty, Dr. Sravya, Dr. Suryakala, Dr. Kedarnath, Dr. D. Manoj Kumar, Dr. L. Suvarna Raju

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 Aim: To know the systemic diseases with alcohol as a risk factor and their prevalence

Methods: Clinical profiles of 107 patients with alcoholic history, admitted in one month span in Government General Hospital, a tertiary care hospital, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh were analysed.

Results:  Out of 107 patients 37 patients had pancreatitis, 34 patients had alcoholic liver disease, 26 patients had cereovascular accidents and 10 patients had cardiovascular system related diseases.

Conclusion: Alcohol increases global burden of diseases, responsible for more than 60 types of diseases mainly with greater fraction towards pancreatitis and liver disorders

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Dr. P.S.Usha Rani, Dr. K.V.Seshaiah, Dr. P.Venkata Krishna, Dr. K. Sudhakar, Dr. Teja Chennamsetty, Dr. Sravya, Dr. Suryakala, Dr. Kedarnath, Dr. D. Manoj Kumar, Dr. L. Suvarna Raju, A Study Of Alcohol As A Risk Factor To The Systemic Diseases And Their Prevalence: An Original Research Study In A Tertiary Care Hospital, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-11 | November-2017

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