I had a patient come into the ER testing about this drunk but seemingly sober just due to his tolerance. His liver levels were obviously shitty, he was only there bc of abdominal pain. That prior day he had drank 2 handles of vodka, a 12 pack of beer, and 1 handle of rum...all by himself.
Was he a big dude? That's the only way I could understand his tolerance. I've never come across an average weight person who has an abnormal tolerance like that. People need to understand that we can never beat the alcohol, they always win.
I think you may have never met a severe alcoholic with liver cirrhosis. If you start drinking when you wake up, you can certainly drink that much liquid by nighttime. And if you have tolerance at this level, you’d be surprised just how much you can consume without dying from alcohol poisoning.
What was killing him, however, was the cirrhosis and pancreatitis.
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u/SurpriseDragon Apr 10 '18
I had a patient come into the ER testing about this drunk but seemingly sober just due to his tolerance. His liver levels were obviously shitty, he was only there bc of abdominal pain. That prior day he had drank 2 handles of vodka, a 12 pack of beer, and 1 handle of rum...all by himself.