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Alcohol Withdrawal Management Algorithm

Mild vs Moderate/Severe

#Management #Alcohol #Withdrawal #EtOH #Protocol #Algorithm #Phenobarbital #Diazepam #Valium
Alcohol Withdrawal ... Management #Alcohol #Withdrawal ... #EtOH #Protocol
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 Use Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Tolerance (reduced sensitivity to effects of EtOH)
 •
to effects of EtOH ... exacerbated by EtOH ... desire to use EtOH ... • Withdrawal ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis #Signs
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
Abnormal (Positive) Babinski Sign on Physical Exam

Dorsiflexion of the great toe with or without fanning of
Positive) Babinski Sign ... other toes and withdrawal ... Positive #Babinski #Sign ... reflex #pyramidal #neurology
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
 •
Sympathomimetic Toxidrome • ETOH ... Sedative-Hypnotic Withdrawal
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
Systemic N - Neurologic ... Sx, Sensitivity ETOH ... Carbon monoxide, ETOH ... Histamine, Substance Withdrawal ... secondary #management #neurology
Hypertension and Altered Mental Status (AMS) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

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