3. What is ethanol
• Amphipathic
• Volatile, colorless
and flammable liquid
How it synthesize
• Fermentation
• Synthetic means
INTRODUCTION
4. PHARMACO-KINETICS/DYNAMICS
Absorption
• Its absorbed mainly
through GIT by
passive diffusion
• Peak serum conc.
30-60 min after
ingestion
• Could be absorbed form
other routs
20%
80%
Presence of food Delay
the peak serum conc.
Up to 2-6 hrs
but not decrease
8. PHARMACO-KINETICS/DYNAMICS
• Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)
• Alcohol Standard drink (alcohol unit):
around 10gm or 10ml (UK)
Total amount of alcohol
Total body water
Regular beer can
0.5 Unit 1.4 Unit
Wine glass
4.2 Unit
Gin glass
14. ACUTE TOXICITY
Management
• Correct any deterioration in Vital signs
• Increase ethanol clearance
• If the ingestion occurred within 1 hour of presentation
Airway IV fluid
Nasogastric
tube
No benefit from
charcoal
Fructose Hemodialysis
15. CHRONIC TOXICITY
• Tolerance
Low response to alcohol
• Withdrawal
Metabolic Functional Psychological
GABA Glutamate DopamineTremor
Insomnia
Hallucination
15% death if
untreated
16. Ethanol Acetaldehydemetabolism
Acetate
Acetaldehyde
dehydrogenase
Gultathione
depletion
ROS &
Free radicals
Altered membrane proteins
Neoantigens formation
Impaired cytoskeletal transport
Stimulation of HSC
Immunological injury
Damage to cell
membranes
Increase fatty
acid synthesis
Decrease fatty
acid oxidation
Down regulated in
chronic alcohol use
Gut Permeability Endotoxaemia Kupfer cell activation
TNFα
CHRONIC TOXICITY
Liver Toxicity
Increase NADH/NAD+
17. CHRONIC TOXICITY
Central Nervous System
• Increased homocysteine :
withdrawal seizure, Brain atrophy
and cognitive problems
• Disruption in memory
learning and sleep
patterns