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Alcohol Withdrawal Timeline
Minor withdrawal (6 to 36 hours) - Tremulousness, mild anxiety, headache, diaphoresis, palpitations, gastrointestinal
Alcohol Withdrawal ... and normal vital signs ... • Delirium tremens ... to 96 hours) - Delirium ... #etoh #diagnosis
Delirium Tremens Alcohol Withdrawal Management Algorithm

#Delirium #Tremens #Alcohol #Withdrawal #Management #Algorithm #etoh #DTs
Delirium Tremens ... Alcohol Withdrawal ... #Tremens #Alcohol ... #Withdrawal #Management ... #Algorithm #etoh
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 #Signs
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 ... #EtOH #Withdrawal
Hypertension and Altered Mental Status (AMS) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hypertension:
 • Hypertensive emergency
 • Hypertensive encephalopathy
Seizures/NCSE • Delirium ... Drug (-): • ETOH ... withdrawal • ... Opioid withdrawal ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
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 ... treatment for alcohol ... Any residual delirium ... #Management #Alcohol ... #EtOH #Withdrawal
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 #Signs
Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome (AWS) - ICU OnePager

Scoring Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome (AWS):
 • PAWSS
 • CIWA-Ar
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Alcohol Withdrawal ... OnePager Scoring Alcohol ... with normal vital signs ... • Delirium Tremens ... treatment #management #etoh
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Causes of Secondary ... hypokalemia and withdrawal ... Polysomnography • Drug or alcohol ... Acromegaly #Secondary ... Screening #Workup #table
Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
Secondary Causes ... 3+) Consider secondary ... stimulation (OCP) • Alcohol ... abuse/ withdrawal ... Hypertension #HTN #Secondary