Transcription of Alcohol’s Impact on Kidney Function
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Cell s Function depends not only on receiving a continuous supply of nutrients and elimi-nating metabolic waste products butalso on the existence of stable physi-cal and chemical conditions in theextracellular fluid1bathing it. Amongthe most important substances con-tributing to these conditions are water,sodium, potassium, calcium, andphosphate. Loss or retention of anyone of these substances can influencethe body s handling of the others. Inaddition, hydrogen ion concentration( , acid-base balance) influencescell structure and permeability as wellas the rate of metabolic reactions. Theamounts of these substances must beheld within very narrow limits, re-gardless of the large variations possi-ble in their intake or loss.
Alcohol’s Impact on Kidney Function MURRAY EPSTEIN, M.D. Both acute and chronic alcohol consumption can compromise kidney function, particularly in conjunction with established liver disease. Investigators have observed alcohol-related changes in the structure and function of the kidneys and impairment in
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