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Jeff has been drinking a lot over the past few months,including frequent binges.His friends are concerned that this behavior puts him at risk for a condition that involves a potentially lethal blood alcohol concentration.Which condition is this?

A) coronary artery disease
B) alcohol poisoning
C) cirrhosis
D) alcoholic hepatitis

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Answer:

D) alcoholic hepatitis

Step-by-step explanation:

Alcoholic hepatitis is a disease which occurs due to the excessive consumption of alcohol for a long period of time. This disease damage your liver very badly and continuation of alcohol leads to death of the patient. This disease cannot be cured but it can be stop from further damage. The damage liver cannot be fully repaired and scarring of live occurs. In scarring of liver, hard scar tissue replaces soft healthy tissue of the liver.

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Answer:

B) alcohol poisoning

Step-by-step explanation:

Alcohol poisoning is a serious, sometimes deadly condition as a result of consuming dangerous amounts of alcohol. Alcohol poisoning most often occurs as a result of drinking too many alcohol beverages over a short period of time. Alcohol poisoning can also occur by:

  • Ethanol
  • Isopropyl alcohol
  • Methyl alcohol

It may result in a condition that involves a potentially lethal blood alcohol concentration.

Hence, B) alcohol poisoning is the right answer

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