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Phenobarbital monotherapy algorithm for alcohol withdrawal

** EDIT - SEE UPDATED ALGORITHM HERE:
https://www.grepmed.com/images/4060/phenobarbital-monotherapy-withdrawal-management-algorithm-protocol-pulmcrit

-Phenobarbital monotherapy has numerous advantages
Phenobarbital monotherapy ... -Phenobarbital monotherapy ... Alternative causes of delirium ... Management #Alcohol #EtOH ... Phenobarbital #Monotherapy
Alcohol Withdrawal Timeline
Minor withdrawal (6 to 36 hours) - Tremulousness, mild anxiety, headache, diaphoresis, palpitations, gastrointestinal
and normal vital signs ... • Delirium tremens ... to 96 hours) - Delirium ... Withdrawal #Timeline #etoh
Alcohol Use Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Tolerance (reduced sensitivity to effects of EtOH)
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to effects of EtOH ... exacerbated by EtOH ... desire to use EtOH ... #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis #Signs
Osteoporosis: Pathogenesis and risk factors

 • Age > 30 (post-peak bone mass)
 • Post-menopausal women ->
Factors - smoking, etoh ... #Osteoporosis #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms
Updated phenobarbital alcohol withdrawal protocol

See old algorithm here: https://www.grepmed.com/images/1485/phenobarbital-monotherapy-withdrawal-management-algorithm-pulmcrit-protocol

The protocol was consequently modified as shown below,
/phenobarbital-monotherapy-withdrawal-management-algorithm-pulmcrit-protocol ... Any residual delirium ... Management #Alcohol #EtOH ... Phenobarbital #Monotherapy
Hyperparathyroidism - Primary vs Secondary vs Tertiary 
Lab Comparison:
 • Primary Hyperparathyroidism: ↑→PTH, ↑Calcium, ↑Vitamin D,
Symptoms: Commonly no signs ... Disorientation, Delirium ... Secondary #Tertiary #pathophysiology
Refeeding Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Patients at Risk of Refeeding Syndrome:
 - Little or no nutritional
Ataxia, Coma, Delirium ... Syndrome #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #symptoms #signs
Alcohol Withdrawal: Clinical Findings and Complications
The onset of alcohol withdrawal generally begins 6-24 hours after the
-> potentially Delirium ... >2 days after EtOH ... Alcohol #Withdrawal #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis #Signs ... #Symptoms #EtOH
Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome (AWS) - ICU OnePager

Scoring Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome (AWS):
 • PAWSS
 • CIWA-Ar
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with normal vital signs ... • Delirium Tremens ... treatment #management #etoh
Serotonin Syndrome: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Serotonin Syndrome: Variable combination of mental status changes, autonomic instability, and
pressured speech, delirium ... Serotonin #Syndrome #Pathophysiology ... Psychiatry #Diagnosis #Signs