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Alcohol Withdrawal Timeline
Minor withdrawal (6 to 36 hours) - Tremulousness, mild anxiety, headache, diaphoresis, palpitations, gastrointestinal
Alcohol Withdrawal ... Timeline Minor withdrawal ... vital signs • Delirium ... to 96 hours) - Delirium ... #etoh #diagnosis
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-withdrawal-management-algorithm-protocol-pulmcrit ... Alternative causes ... of delirium should ... #EtOH #Withdrawal ... Algorithm #Protocol #PulmCrit
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 alcohol ... phenobarbital-monotherapy-withdrawal-management-algorithm-pulmcrit-protocol ... Any residual delirium ... #EtOH #Withdrawal ... Algorithm #Protocol #PulmCrit
Alcohol Use Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Tolerance (reduced sensitivity to effects of EtOH)
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Alcohol Use Disorder ... to effects of EtOH ... • Withdrawal ... , tachycardia, nausea ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis
Hypertension and Altered Mental Status (AMS) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hypertension:
 • Hypertensive emergency
 • Hypertensive encephalopathy
- Differential Diagnosis ... Seizures/NCSE • Delirium ... Drug (-): • ETOH ... withdrawal • ... #causes
Alcohol Withdrawal: Clinical Findings and Complications
The onset of alcohol withdrawal generally begins 6-24 hours after the
Alcohol Withdrawal ... Alcohol withdrawal ... >2 days after EtOH ... #Alcohol #Withdrawal ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis
Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome (AWS) - ICU OnePager

Scoring Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome (AWS):
 • PAWSS
 • CIWA-Ar
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Alcohol Withdrawal ... OnePager Scoring Alcohol ... vital signs • Delirium ... #AWS #diagnosis ... treatment #management #etoh
Alcohol Withdrawal Timeline

Stage 1 (8 hours) : Anxiety, insomnia, nausea, & abdominal pain
Stage 2 (1-3 days):
Alcohol Withdrawal ... Anxiety, insomnia, nausea ... agitation #Alcohol ... #diagnosis #stages ... #etoh
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification
Reflex Syncope 
 - Vasovagal syncope
   • Prolonged standing
- Differential Diagnosis ... by Classification ... steal syndrome - Alcohol ... #Classification ... #Table #Causes
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
- Differential Diagnosis ... hypokalemia and withdrawal ... Polysomnography • Drug or alcohol ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Workup #table