title: [Acute alcoholism and clinical examination].
abstract: Acute alcoholism causes consciousness disorder. It should be suspected when expired air smells of alcohol on arrival, or laboratory data suggest hyperosmolarity. In addition, an increase in the osmotic pressure gap suggests the possibility of acute alcoholism. The blood alcohol level can be estimated from the value.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, School of Medicine, Kitasato University.
authors.forename: Ayako
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ide
authors.forename: Yoshito
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kamijo
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000431:Ethanol / Q000506:poisoning*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011041:Poisoning / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D000431:Ethanol