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In addition to its well-known association with lung infection, alcohol abuse now is recognized as an independent factor that increases by three- to four-fold the incidence of the acute respiratory distress syndrome, a severe form of acute lung injury with a mortality rate of 40 to 50 percent. This translates to tens of thousands of excess deaths in the United States each year from alcohol-mediated lung injury, which is comparable to scarring of the liver (i.e., cirrhosis) in terms of alcohol-related mortality. Experimental and clinical studies are shedding light on the basic mechanisms by which alcohol abuse predisposes some people to both acute lung injury and pneumonia. At the same time, novel therapeutic targets could be utilized in treating these uniquely vulnerable people.
This course is based on the reading-based online article, Alcoholic Lung Disease created by Corey D. Kershaw, M.D., and David M. Guidot, M.D.
Journal/Publisher
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Publication Date
Volume 31, Number 1, 2008
Course Material Author
Corey D. Kershaw, M.D., and David M. Guidot, M.D.
Corey D. Kershaw, M.D., is an assistant professor of Medicine and David M. Guidot, M.D., is a professor of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia; both authors also are on the medical staff of the Atlanta VA Medical Center, where Dr. Guidot directs the Emory Alcohol and Lung Biology Center.
Corey D. Kershaw, M.D., and David M. Guidot, M.D. authored the material only, and was not involved in creating this CE course. They are identified here for your own evaluation of the relevancy of the material this course is based on.
Course Creator
Dan Rebek, Ph.D.
Recommended For
This course is recommended for health care professionals, especially addiction counselors, psychologists, mental health counselors, social workers, and nurses who seek knowledge about alcoholic lung disease. It is appropriate for intermediate to advanced levels of participants' knowledge.
Course Objectives:
After taking this course, you should be able to:
Discuss the relationship between alcohol abuse, pneumonia, and acute lung injury.
Explain potential treatment strategies for lung disorders related to alcohol abuse.
Describe how systems biology relates to the study of alcoholic lung disease.
Availability
This course is available starting Apr 8th, 2010 and expires Mar 29th, 2019
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The planners of this activity have reported that they have no relevant financial relationships.
Material Authors
Any relevant financial disclosures for course material authors can be found in the article.
Course Creator
Dan Rebek, Ph.D. – There are no known relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Commercial support
There is no commercial support for this distance-learning course.
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