Fast Five Quiz: Do You Know the Signs of and Best Treatment for Alcohol Poisoning?

Michael D. Levine, MD

December 19, 2014

Patients with acute intoxication may exhibit "holiday heart," in which dysrhythmias, especially atrial fibrillation, occur following a heavy drinking episode. Ethanol lowers the threshold for developing atrial fibrillation.

For more on the complications of alcohol poisoning, read here.

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Cite this: Michael D. Levine. Fast Five Quiz: Do You Know the Signs of and Best Treatment for Alcohol Poisoning? - Medscape - Dec 19, 2014.

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