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Alcohol Pharmacology and Toxicology

#Alcohol #Cessation #Pharmacology #etoh #toxicology #medications #management
Alcohol Pharmacology ... Toxicology #Alcohol ... #Pharmacology #etoh
Alcohol Withdrawal Management Algorithm

Mild vs Moderate/Severe

#Management #Alcohol #Withdrawal #EtOH #Protocol #Algorithm #Phenobarbital #Diazepam #Valium
Alcohol Withdrawal ... #Management #Alcohol ... #Withdrawal #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 ... exacerbated by EtOH ... - Alcohol ... desire to use EtOH
Toxic Alcohol Ingestion
Alcoholic ketoacidosis - Methanol - Ethylene glycol - Isopropyl Alcohol
 • Metabolic Acidosis
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Toxic Alcohol Ingestion ... Alcoholic ketoacidosis ... glycol - Isopropyl Alcohol ... edgarvlermamd #Alcohol ... diagnosis #toxicology #comparison
High Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis (HAGMA) - Differential Diagnosis - GOLDMARK

Glycols - ethylene and propylene glycol
Oxoproline
Metabolic Acidosis (HAGMA ... Ketoacidosis - diabetic, alcohol ... Metabolic #Acidosis #HAGMA
Alcohol Withdrawal Timeline
Minor withdrawal (6 to 36 hours) - Tremulousness, mild anxiety, headache, diaphoresis, palpitations, gastrointestinal
Alcohol Withdrawal ... epilepticus • Alcoholic ... BrighamChiefs #Alcohol ... Withdrawal #Timeline #etoh
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 ... lorazepam for alcohol ... #Management #Alcohol ... #EtOH #Withdrawal
Ketosis Disorders - Comparison Table
 • Starvation Ketosis
 • Alcoholic Ketoacidosis (AKA)
 • Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)
Ketosis Disorders - Comparison ... Starvation Ketosis • Alcoholic ... endocrinology #comparison
Considerations for Crystalloids - 0.9% NS vs LR vs Plasma-Lyte
 - Causes hyperkalemia?
 - Safe to
- Can cause a NAGMA ... #indications #comparison
Toxic Alcohol Ingestion: Clinical Features, Diagnosis, and Management
Methanol intoxication:
 • Accidental or intentional ingestion of adulterated
Toxic Alcohol Ingestion ... of adulterated alcohol ... Osmolal gap without HAGA ... vomiting • Dx: HAGA ... diagnosis #toxicology #comparison