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Alcohol Withdrawal Timeline
Minor withdrawal (6 to 36 hours) - Tremulousness, mild anxiety, headache, diaphoresis, palpitations, gastrointestinal
Alcohol Withdrawal ... Timeline Minor withdrawal ... Tremulousness, mild anxiety ... BrighamChiefs #Alcohol #Withdrawal ... #Timeline #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
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 ... , seizure, and anxiety
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
Alcohol Withdrawal Timeline

Stage 1 (8 hours) : Anxiety, insomnia, nausea, & abdominal pain
Stage 2 (1-3 days):
Alcohol Withdrawal ... 1 (8 hours) : Anxiety ... agitation #Alcohol #Withdrawal ... diagnosis #stages #etoh
OPIOID SWITCHING AND TAPERING.

Long term opioid use results in physical (and potentially psychological) dependence. Opioids should
taper to avoid withdrawal ... Opioid withdrawal ... pupils, sweating, anxiety
Sinus Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Autonomic System:
 • Excess Stimulation: Nicotine, Caffeine, Sympathomimetics, Anticholinergics
 • Withdrawal:
Anticholinergics • Withdrawal ... : Fever, Pain, Anxiety
Pathogenesis of Anxiety Disorders

Anxiety Disorders: A maladaptive emotional state causing fear,
worry, and excessive stress, characterized by:
Pathogenesis of Anxiety ... Disorders Anxiety ... less internal locus ... Predisposition to anxiety ... acid (GABA) #Anxiety