Sorry, I meant to post this to the ACB General list.
Jonathan
On Friday, Nov 7, 2003, at 11:55 Europe/London, Jonathan Kay wrote:
> I received this from a GP.
>
> 1 How strongly would you pursue the line that it is probably due to
> alcohol?
>
> 2 How fast would ggt decrease? I think it probably depends on the
> extent of damage and how long the aggravating cause has been there...
>
> I'll summarise and post the summary.
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Jonathan
>
>
>> Dear Jonathan
>> I've got a patient who has applied for an HGV licence, requiring him
>> to have
>> not had evidence of alcohol abuse in the last 6months.
>> He had a ggt of 203 in March, 105 now, says he doesn't drink more than
>> 14units a week (never more than 20), has a blood alcohol<1 too.
>> He also says that the family, like him overweight, all have 'fatty
>> livers.'
>>
>> his NHS number is xxx if you want to look him up dob xxx.
>>
>> How quickly would a ggt come down if someone stopped drinking
>> altogether and
>> is his story at all convincing?
>> All the best
>> xxx
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