title: Medical consequences of alcohol abuse.
abstract: It is important for the primary care physician to be aware of the early physical effects of alcohol abuse on various body systems so that the alcoholic can be recognized and treated at the earliest possible time. There are many conditions which should alert the examiner to possible alcoholism.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications*; D000747:Anemia, Hypochromic / Q000209:etiology; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D005756:Gastritis / Q000209:etiology; D006519:Hepatitis, Alcoholic / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008104:Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic / Q000209:etiology; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000209:etiology; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000209:etiology; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000209:etiology