Hangover Quiz

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Scott Nass, MD, MPA, FAAFP, AAHIVS (Primary Care Physician)

Dr. Nass received dual medical degrees from the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and Charles R. Drew University in Medicine and Science. He completed Family Medicine residency at Ventura County Medical Center with subsequent fellowships at Ventura, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, George Washington University, and University of California-Irvine. He holds faculty appointments at Keck School of Medicine of USC, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, and Western University of Health Sciences.

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Yoshinori Abe, MD (Internal medicine)

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Content updated on Sep 20, 2022

What is hangover?

Hangovers result from the toxic effects of alcohol on the body and the associated dehydration.

Symptoms of hangover

  • Headache

  • Drink alcohol regularly

  • Headache comes on after drinking alcohol

  • Vomiting blood after drinking large amounts of alcohol

Questions your doctor may ask to check for hangover

Your doctor may ask these questions to diagnose hangover

  • Do you have headaches or does your head feel heavy?

  • Do you drink alcohol regularly?

  • Do you have headache after consuming alcohol?

  • Did you vomit blood after drinking a lot of alcohol?

Treatment for hangover

Hangovers will go away on their own. To alleviate symptoms, drink water, eat a light meal or soup to soothe the stomach. Pain relievers may also help with this condition.

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  • Headache

References

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    https://academic.oup.com/alcalc/article/54/3/196/5420612

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  • Verster JC, Penning R. Treatment and prevention of alcohol hangover. Curr Drug Abuse Rev. 2010 Jun;3(2):103-9. doi: 10.2174/1874473711003020103. PMID: 20712594.

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Reviewed By:

Scott Nass, MD, MPA, FAAFP, AAHIVS

Scott Nass, MD, MPA, FAAFP, AAHIVS (Primary Care Physician)

Dr. Nass received dual medical degrees from the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and Charles R. Drew University in Medicine and Science. He completed Family Medicine residency at Ventura County Medical Center with subsequent fellowships at Ventura, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, George Washington University, and University of California-Irvine. He holds faculty appointments at Keck School of Medicine of USC, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, and Western University of Health Sciences.

Yoshinori Abe, MD

Yoshinori Abe, MD (Internal medicine)

Dr. Abe graduated from The University of Tokyo School of Medicine in 2015. He completed his residency at the Tokyo Metropolitan Health and Longevity Medical Center. He co-founded Ubie, Inc. in May 2017, where he currently serves as CEO & product owner at Ubie. Since December 2019, he has been a member of the Special Committee for Activation of Research in Emergency AI of the Japanese Association for Acute Medicine. | | Dr. Abe has been elected in the 2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia Healthcare & Science category.

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