Persistent dysphagia and drowisness following collapse in an alcohol-dependent patient

Persistent dysphagia and drowisness following collapse in an alcohol-dependent patient

The case: A 58 year old man was brought to the emergency department with acute confusion after being found unconscious on his floor at home. He had a background of alcohol misuse with alcoholic liver disease. He was not taking any regular medications. On examination he smelt of alcohol and was tachycardic at 96 bpm with BP 110/70. The patient’s Glasgow Coma Score was 14, being drowsy but responsive with bilateral lower zone crepitations on auscultation of the chest. Neurological examination revealed generalized reduced muscle bulk but no focal deficits. [download-attachments container="div" style="list" display_icon="1" display_count="1" display__size="0"]

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Persistent dysphagia and drowisness following collapse in an alcohol-dependent patient

8th May 2016
Authors Affiliations
Richard Bodington MBBS, University of Hull and the Hull York Medical School, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Castle Hill Hospital, Castle Road, Cottingham, HU16 5JQ.
Anna Werpachowska MRCP, Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Hull, United Kingdom
Shoaib Faruqi MD, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Aberford Road, Wakefiled, WF1 4DG

Persistent dysphagia and drowisness following collapse in an alcohol-dependent patient

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