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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 ... • Withdrawal ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis #Signs
Alcohol Withdrawal Timeline
Minor withdrawal (6 to 36 hours) - Tremulousness, mild anxiety, headache, diaphoresis, palpitations, gastrointestinal
Alcohol Withdrawal ... Timeline Minor withdrawal ... and normal vital signs ... BrighamChiefs #Alcohol #Withdrawal ... #Timeline #etoh
Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome (AWS) - ICU OnePager

Scoring Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome (AWS):
 • PAWSS
 • CIWA-Ar
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Alcohol Withdrawal ... Scoring Alcohol Withdrawal ... CIWA-Ar • AWS Withdrawal ... with normal vital signs ... treatment #management #etoh
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 ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis #Signs ... #Symptoms #EtOH
Alcohol Withdrawal Management Algorithm

Mild vs Moderate/Severe

#Management #Alcohol #Withdrawal #EtOH #Protocol #Algorithm #Phenobarbital #Diazepam #Valium
Alcohol Withdrawal ... Management #Alcohol #Withdrawal ... #EtOH #Protocol
Clinical Signs and Symptoms of opioid withdrawal Illustrated

#opioid #withdrawal #opiate #Signs #Symptoms
Clinical Signs and ... Symptoms of opioid withdrawal ... Illustrated #opioid #withdrawal ... #opiate #Signs
Signs and Symptoms of Toxidromes

Sympathomimetic / GABAergic withdrawal 
Cholinergic 
Anticholinergic 
Opioid withdrawal 
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome 
Serotonin
Signs and Symptoms ... Sympathomimetic / GABAergic withdrawal ... Anticholinergic Opioid withdrawal
Atrial Fibrillation - Diagnosis, Causes, Presentations
Causes (PIRATES):
 - Pulmonary embolism 
 - Ischemia (cardiac) 
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1st episode - EtOH ... withdrawal ("holiday
The Hot and Altered Patient in the ED - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Heat Stroke
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Sympathomimetic Toxidrome • ETOH ... Sedative-Hypnotic Withdrawal
Hypertension and Altered Mental Status (AMS) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hypertension:
 • Hypertensive emergency
 • Hypertensive encephalopathy
Drug (-): • ETOH ... withdrawal • ... Opioid withdrawal