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Archive for January, 2012

Duration

Generally, symptoms of alcohol withdrawal better in five days, although in some patients, symptoms last for weeks.

Prevention

There are many factors that cause alcoholism. If one of your brothers, sisters or parents is an alcoholic, you have three to four times more likely than average to become alcoholic. Read the rest of this entry »

Abstinence from alcohol is easy to diagnose if you have symptoms that occur after stopping the habit of drinking and excessive.

If you have previous experience of withdrawal symptoms and if you start and stop drinking, it is likely that the symptoms return. There are no specific tests for alcohol withdrawal. Read the rest of this entry »

Symptoms of alcohol withdrawal occur in a predictable pattern after the last alcoholic drink taken. Not all symptoms develop in all patients:

* Tremors (shaking) usually begins within 5 to 10 hours after the last alcoholic drink and reach their peak between 24 and 48 hours. Like earthquakes, you probably have a rapid pulse, high blood pressure, rapid breathing, sweating, nausea and vomiting or excessive alertness, irritability, nightmares or vivid dreams, and insomnia. Read the rest of this entry »

Alcohol withdrawal is called for changes that passes through the body when a person suddenly stops drinking after prolonged and excessive consumption of alcohol. Symptoms include tremors (shaking), insomnia, anxiety and other physical and mental symptoms.

Alcohol has a slowing effect (also called sedative or depressant effect) on the brain. In the case of a drinker for a long time, the brain is exposed to virtually all the time depressant effects of alcohol. Over time, the brain adjusts its own chemistry to compensate for the effect of alcohol. Read the rest of this entry »

Treatment

Your doctor will prescribe antibiotics to treat infection. In cases of severe infections, these antibiotics may be given intravenously (into a vein). Usually need to take antibiotics for at least 10 days, and it is important to take all the tablets prescribed, even if you feel better.

Many abscesses do not respond to antibiotics alone, and need to be drained. This can be done with a needle or by making a small cut and suck the liquid. This is often done in the doctor’s office or emergency room, but occasionally may be needed in an operating room, especially if the infection has spread to the neck. Read the rest of this entry »

Diagnosis

Your doctor will examine your throat, mouth and neck and take a sample of your throat. The extracted material is sent to the lab for culture, which can identify the type of bacteria causing the infection.

Your doctor may look at your throat with an endoscope is a flexible tube. Your doctor may order an x-ray or computed tomography (CT) scan to better see the extent of infection in the tissues of the neck.

Duration

After treatment, symptoms should disappear within five to seven days. Read the rest of this entry »

The peritonsillar space lies between each tonsil and the wall of the throat. An infection can cause inflammation (swelling) with pus (abscess) in that space. Peritonsillar abscess, also called phlegmonous, usually are caused by tonsillitis. Abscesses are frequently caused by streptococcal bacteria (beta haemolytic streptococcus group A).

If the peritonsillar abscess is not treated properly, the infection can spread to the neck, mouth and lungs. Swelling can push the tonsil into the center of the throat and move the uvula (the flap of tissue in the back of the throat) from the center toward the unaffected region of the throat. In several cases, inflammation can make breathing difficult or can close the airways. Read the rest of this entry »