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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
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
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
Causes of Fatigue - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Endocrine
 • Hypo/Hyperthyroidism
 • Diabetes
 • Pituitary Insufficiency
 • Adrenal
Pulmonary Disease Neurologic ... Alcohol) • Drug Withdrawal ... Psychogenic • Anxiety
Beta Blocker Side Effects / Toxicity
Cardiac Side Effects:
 • Sinus bradycardia, AV block, Heart failure exacerbation,
, Beta blocker withdrawal ... . tachycardia, anxiety
Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
THERAPEUTIC DRUG WITHDRAWAL ... PSYCHIATRIC • ANXIETY
Abnormal (Positive) Babinski Sign on Physical Exam

Dorsiflexion of the great toe with or without fanning of
other toes and withdrawal ... reflex #pyramidal #neurology
Causes of Dizziness / Lightheadedness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lightheaded, unsteady, disoriented - Non-vertigo
Organic Disease
 • Presyncope/Vasodepressor
Depression • Anxiety ... Lightheadedness #Neurology
Opioid Withdrawal: Clinical Findings and Complications
Note: Opioid withdrawal can be extremely uncomfortable, but is rarely life-threatening
Opioid Withdrawal ... Note: Opioid withdrawal ... combined with withdrawal ... rapid iatrogenic withdrawal ... Dysphoric mood, anxiety