Beer potomania is a syndrome of binge drinking, poor nutritional intake, and profound hyponatremia. Authors reports a case of a patient 27 old years, that suffering. This time we have the presence of a new book that download adomania 1. Excessive drinking may lead to hyponatraemia hna even in patients presenting no organic, metabolic, or toxic diseases. Fulltext pdf physiology of beer or nonbeer potomania. Atmosphere of earth, airplane, low back pain, abdomen, airport. Definition noun an intense persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages to excess. Dipsomania is a historical term describing a medical condition involving an uncontrollable craving for alcohol. Poor overall electrolyte intake limits formation of normal renal urea gradientinability to excrete sufficient free water. Authors reports a case of a patient 27 old years, that suffering from hebephrenia who presented potomania. With little food or other sources of electrolytes, consumption of large amounts of beer or other dilute alcoholic drinks leads to electrolyte disturbances, where the body does not have enough nutrients known as electrolytes, namely sodium, potassium, and. Dipsomania is occasionally still used to describe a particular condition of periodic, compulsive bouts of alcohol intake. Potomania is the excessive consumption of alcoholic bever ages. Potomania does not usually cause hyponatremia, unless it coexists with other trig ger factors.
Beer potomania syndrome hyponatremia medicalopedia. Beer potomania, the most likely etiology for this patients hyponatremia, is a rare disorder in which dietary sodium and protein insufficiency lead to dilutional. Definition noun an intense persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages to excess synonyms. With little food or other sources of electrolytes, consumption of large amounts of beer or other dilute alcoholic drinks leads to electrolyte disturbances, where the body does not have enough nutrients known as electrolytes, namely sodium, potassium, and magnesium. Etiology hyponatremia is due to a large consumption of beer which has a poor salt content together with a minimal intake of ordinary food.
Potomania definition of potomania by the free dictionary. Constellation of electrolyte abnormalities that occur secondary to overconsumption of electrolytepoor liquid with little other sources of nutrition e. Potomania is a specific hypoosmolality syndrome related to massive consumption of beer, which is poor in solutes and electrolytes. Sep 10, 2011 beer potomania is a syndrome of binge drinking, poor nutritional intake, and profound hyponatremia. John oliver fought the urge to panic about coronavirus appearing in new york city duration. Abstract beer potomania, or hyponatremia associated with beer consumption is a condition. Potomania or psychogenic polydipsia is characterised by excessive drinking of liquids, such as water polydipsia or alcohol dipsomania. This patient had a syndrome of inappropri ate antidiuretic hormone. Pdf beer potomania a syndrome of severe hyponatremia.
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