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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
algorithm for alcohol ... in addition to alcohol ... Alternative causes ... of delirium should ... disorder and avoid seizure
Timing & Intensity of Alcohol Withdrawal Symptoms
- Delirium Tremens
- Seizures
- Hallucinosis
- Minor Withdrawal "The Shakes"

Dr. Melissa
& Intensity of Alcohol ... - Delirium Tremens ... - Seizures - ... #Diagnosis #Alcohol ... #Symptoms #Seizures
Alcohol Withdrawal Timeline
Minor withdrawal (6 to 36 hours) - Tremulousness, mild anxiety, headache, diaphoresis, palpitations, gastrointestinal
Alcohol Withdrawal ... mental status • Seizures ... generalized tonic-clonic seizures ... vital signs • Delirium ... to 96 hours) - Delirium
Graph depicting the time course of alcohol withdrawal symptoms 

#Diagnosis #Alcohol #Withdrawal #Timeline #Symptoms #Seizures #DeliriumTremens
time course of alcohol ... withdrawal symptoms ... #Diagnosis #Alcohol ... #Withdrawal #Timeline ... #Symptoms #Seizures
Generalized Seizures and Pseudoseizures
Generalized seizures "are conceptualized as originating as some point within, and rapidly engaging,
Generalized Seizures ... caused by a toxic ... and metabolic causes ... include withdrawal ... from alcohol or
Buproprion (Wellbutrin): Mechanisms and Side Effects
 • Adverse Effects: Headache, Dry Mouth, Weight loss, Insomnia, Constipation,
, Tachycardia, Seizures ... disorders that reduce seizure ... nervosa, Epilepsy, Alcohol ... Withdrawal, Benzodiazepine ... Withdrawal #
MOVE STUPID - Mnemonic for Altered Mental Status (Delirium)
 - Metabolic (hypercalcemia, hyponatremia)
 - Oxygen (hypoxia)
Mental Status (Delirium ... hypoglycemia) - Seizures ... Infectious - Drugs, Alcohol ... diagnosis #confusion #Delirium
Hypertension and Altered Mental Status (AMS) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hypertension:
 • Hypertensive emergency
 • Hypertensive encephalopathy
compensatory HTN • Seizures ... /NCSE • Delirium ... (-): • ETOH withdrawal ... • Opioid withdrawal ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
Alcohol Withdrawal Summary

Pathophysiology, Symptoms, Cause, Course, Management 

#Diagnosis #Management #Pathophysiology #Alcohol #Withdrawal #Symptoms
Alcohol Withdrawal ... Pathophysiology, Symptoms, Cause ... Pathophysiology #Alcohol ... #Withdrawal #Symptoms
Alcohol Withdrawal: Clinical Findings and Complications
The onset of alcohol withdrawal generally begins 6-24 hours after the
Alcohol Withdrawal ... -> potentially Delirium ... Alcohol withdrawal ... dreams, anorexia, nausea ... #Alcohol #Withdrawal