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AEIOU TIPS - Mnemonic for Causes of Altered Mental Status
A - Alcohol, Acidosis, Ammonia, Arrhythmia
E -
Mental Status A - Alcohol ... Overdose, Oxygen, Opiates ... Poisoning S - Stroke, Seizure ... #MentalStatus #AMS ... encephalopathy #diagnosis
Generalized Seizures and Pseudoseizures
Generalized seizures "are conceptualized as originating as some point within, and rapidly engaging,
include withdrawal ... from alcohol or ... Classification #Diagnosis ... #Neurology #Signs ... #Symptoms #Comparison
Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome (AWS) - ICU OnePager

Scoring Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome (AWS):
 • PAWSS
 • CIWA-Ar
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Alcohol Withdrawal ... Withdrawal Symptom ... Symptoms (6-36 ... with normal vital signs ... #AWS #diagnosis
Alcohol Use Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Tolerance (reduced sensitivity to effects of EtOH)
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to use EtOH • Withdrawal ... , tachycardia, nausea ... tremor, insomnia, seizure ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms
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 ... #alcohol #withdrawal ... deliriumtremens #diagnosis
Opioid Withdrawal: Clinical Findings and Complications
Note: Opioid withdrawal can be extremely uncomfortable, but is rarely life-threatening
Opioid Withdrawal ... of alcohol and/ ... Gastrointestinal distress (nausea ... #Opiate #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis #Signs
Alcohol Withdrawal: Clinical Findings and Complications
The onset of alcohol withdrawal generally begins 6-24 hours after the
Alcohol Withdrawal ... Alcohol withdrawal ... #Alcohol #Withdrawal ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
attributed to opiate ... stool • 0 - no GI symptoms ... Use Treatment (SHOUT ... ) #COWS #Opiate ... Buprenorphine #Score #Diagnosis
Quick Guide: Buprenorphine Initiation Algorithm
Adjunctive meds: 
The following can be prescribed PRN for symptoms of withdrawal
prescribed PRN for symptoms ... hours PRN w/d symptoms ... q 6 hours PRN nausea ... Use Treatment (SHOUT ... Management #Addiction #Opiate
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
Emergent Causes ... neurological findings or seizure ... - History of alcohol ... headache #redflags #signs ... #emergency #diagnosis