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Alcohol Withdrawal Timeline
Minor withdrawal (6 to 36 hours) - Tremulousness, mild anxiety, headache, diaphoresis, palpitations, gastrointestinal
Timeline Minor ... brief flurry of generalized ... epilepticus • ... and normal vital signs ... #etoh #diagnosis
Generalized Seizures and Pseudoseizures
Generalized seizures "are conceptualized as originating as some point within, and rapidly engaging,
Generalized Seizures ... Generalized seizures ... withdrawal from alcohol ... Classification #Diagnosis ... #Neurology #Signs
Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome (AWS) - ICU OnePager

Scoring Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome (AWS):
 • PAWSS
 • CIWA-Ar
 •
- 1-3 usually generalized ... seizures - ... Status epilepticus ... with normal vital signs ... Syndrome #AWS #diagnosis
Alcohol Withdrawal Timeline

Stage 1 (8 hours) : Anxiety, insomnia, nausea, & abdominal pain
Stage 2 (1-3 days):
Alcohol Withdrawal ... Timeline Stage ... Anxiety, insomnia, nausea ... Hallucinations, fever, seizures ... #diagnosis #stages
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
- Differential Diagnosis ... Causes include: ... cerebral hemorrhage, seizure ... activity, especially status ... epilepticus)
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Altered mental status ... Altered mental status ... epilepticus ... the underlying cause ... with AEDs until cause
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
- Differential Diagnosis ... hemorrhage, and seizure ... epilepticus • ... depressed mental status ... #diagnosis #NCPE
Causes of Status Epilepticus in Adults
METABOLIC DISTURBANCES
Hepatic encephalopathy
Hypocalcemia
Hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia
Hyponatremia
Uremia
INFECTIOUS PROCESSES
Central nervous system abscess
Encephalitis
Meningitis
WITHDRAWAL SYNDROMES
Alcohol
Antiepileptic drugs
Baclofen
Barbiturates
Benzodiazepines
CENTRAL
Causes of Status ... Epilepticus in ... WITHDRAWAL SYNDROMES Alcohol ... #Epilepticus #Seizures ... #Differential #diagnosis
Time course of events during the alcohol withdrawal syndrome. 
The signs and symptoms that manifest earliest
The signs and symptoms ... palpitations, nausea ... hallucinations and seizures ... #timeline #deliriumtremens ... #diagnosis #addiction
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
presentations and disease states ... circulation If drugs, seizures ... Heavy exercise - Seizures ... Acute pulmonary edema ... Hypoglycemia - Alcohol