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Alcohol Withdrawal Management Algorithm

Mild vs Moderate/Severe

#Management #Alcohol #Withdrawal #EtOH #Protocol #Algorithm #Phenobarbital #Diazepam #Valium
Alcohol Withdrawal ... Management Algorithm ... #Management #Alcohol ... #Withdrawal #EtOH ... #Protocol #Algorithm
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 ... , tachycardia, nausea
Phenobarbital monotherapy algorithm for alcohol withdrawal

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-Phenobarbital monotherapy has numerous advantages
Phenobarbital monotherapy algorithm ... for alcohol withdrawal ... - SEE UPDATED ALGORITHM ... Alternative causes ... #EtOH #Withdrawal
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • NAFLD • Alcohol ... Ducts • PSC • Alcoholic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... effect following EtOH ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Dilated Cardiomyopathy DCMP - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic DCMP: Viral, Inflammatory cardiomyopathy, Genetic causes, Unknown
Causes of Dilated ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... , Unknown causes ... : Alcohol induced ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Polyneuropathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Metabolic: DM, Hypothyroidism, CKD, Cirrhosis, Nutritional deficiency
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Causes of Polyneuropathy ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... deficiency • Toxic: EtOH ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes #neurology
Causes of Metabolic Acidosis with Elevated Anion Gap - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Elevated Anion Gap > 12
Causes of Metabolic ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Starvation/alcoholic ... Ketosis Toxic alcohol ... #Causes
Causes of Peripheral Weakness with Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Radiculopathy:
 • Disc
 • Spondylosis
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Causes of Peripheral ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Nutrition • Alcohol ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes
Abnormal Lipid Profiles - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Increased Cholesterol and Triglycerides 
 - Genetic Causes
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... - Secondary Causes ... HDL - Genetic Causes ... Diabetes • Alcohol ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm