Laboratory abnormalities in alcohol addiction patient with community acquired pneumonia
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The study aimed to examine some laboratory changes in alcoholism patients suffering from community acquired pneumonia. Retrospective descriptive st udy included 36 alcoholism patients with community pneumonia diagnosed alcohol dependence according to ICD.10 and diagnosed community acquired pneumonia. The results showed that all patients were male, mean age was 9.2 + 48.3, average alcoholism duration was 13.6 + 6.2 years, daily alcohol consumption less than 1L/day. Patients had mild anemia, medium MCV was 98 + 8.1. 39% of patients had platelet decrease <50 G/I, the mortality rate among severely thrombocytopenia was higher than that in other groups (p <0.01). The percentage of patients with changes in SGOT and SGPT enzymes was 91.6% and 54% respectively. 100% of patients had increased GGT, average GGT level was 386 + 34 4 84% of the patients had increased blood creatinine > 120 MmolL, 58% of patients with hyponatremia. The average serum potassium was 3.8 + 0.6 mmol/L, 6/36 patients had K+ < 3,5 mmol/L and 3/36 patients had K+ > 4,5 mmol/L. Some loboratory characteristic. related to increased mortality as malnutrition, severe thrombocytopenia lective disorders should have early intervention stra i if am disorders s ly tegy for patients with alcoholism community "Duc Giang Hospital, 7Hano
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community acquired pneumonia, alcoholism patients
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