EVALUATION OF RENAL DYSFUNCTION IN CHRONIC ALCOHOLIC MEN AT A TERTIARY CARE TEACHING HOSPITAL IN CENTRAL INDIA- A PROSPECTIVE OBSERVATIONAL STUDY

Abstract

Background: Alcohol is a molecule that causes euphoria, tolerance, and addiction in addition to having varying effects on all the organs. The most prevalent liver disease caused by alcohol are fatty liver, alcoholic hepatitis, and alcoholic cirrhosis. Due to excessive drinking and several nutritional deficits, alcoholic liver disorders are extremely prevalent in those with low socioeconomic levels. Numerous biochemical changes in electrolytes, such as hyponatremia, hypokalemia, hypocalcemia, hypophosphatemia, and hypomagnesemia, as well as in acid-base balance, such as metabolic acidosis and respiratory alkalosis, are typically linked to alcoholism.