[Expert Solution]: R.C

R.C. is a 54 yenr-old man with a history of chronic heavy alcohol use. He hes frequent boets of gastrointestinal bleeding for which he has been hospitilized on six separate ocearions over the years. He continues to drink and exhibits most of the common manifextations of alectiotis cinhosis. He was recently hit by a car and was hospithlized for a broken log He trpared to be under the influence of alcobol at the time of the accident and had a blood aloctol level of 1.8. F.C.’s family reports that his mental functioning has deteriorated significantly over the past fow months. What are the common manifestations of alcobolic cimposis? Which of these are secoudary to hepatocelhular failure? Which are secondary to portal hypertension? Why is F.C. at particular risk for GI bleeding? What is the probable cause of F.C.’s progressive mental deteriontion? Horr migh his mant deterioration be medically managed? What problems might be precipitated by F.C.’s abrupt cessution of alcolol intale whtle hospitalized?