Estudio de un caso clínico de un paciente con acidosis metabólica grave por intoxicación de etanol

Abstract

This investigative work talks about chronic alcohol intoxication and the repercussions that this psychoactive substance has on the body such as: nausea, vomiting, headache, confusion, delusions, coma, hyperventilation, dehydration symptoms that lead to emergency medical attention. emergency, due to various pathologies that can develop in the patient. The objective set for this analysis will be to describe the main effects on health and treatment for ethanol poisoning, through the analysis of laboratory results, for the correct diagnosis of the patient. Regarding the development, a meticulous investigation was carried out in scientific articles, digital books, web pages, in relation to the subject. For the discussion, the various analyzes of the patient were key to answering the questions raised and the search in different scientific articles contributed with the theoretical foundation of the different processes that occur in the face of the patient's symptoms, since with this the treating physician establishes a diagnosis. accurate to administer the appropriate medication that in this clinical case they used sodium bicarbonate.