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Alcohol Withdrawal Summary

Pathophysiology, Symptoms, Cause, Course, Management 

#Diagnosis #Management #Pathophysiology #Alcohol #Withdrawal #Symptoms
Alcohol Withdrawal ... Summary Pathophysiology ... Diagnosis #Management #Pathophysiology ... #Alcohol #Withdrawal
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 ... #Opiate #Pathophysiology
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors: Mechanisms and Side Effects
 • Serotonin Syndrome:
   - Autonomic Hyperactivity:
Akathisia • SSRI Withdrawal ... Serotonin #Inhibitors #Pathophysiology
Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors(SNRIs): Mechanisms and Side Effects

Withdrawal: Dizziness, Diarrhea, Insomnia, Nausea, Vomiting
Serotonin Syndrome - Potentially Life
Side Effects Withdrawal ... SerotoninNorepinephrine #Inhibitors #Pathophysiology
Alcohol Withdrawal: Clinical Findings and Complications
The onset of alcohol withdrawal generally begins 6-24 hours after the
Alcohol Withdrawal ... onset of alcohol withdrawal ... Alcohol withdrawal ... #Alcohol #Withdrawal ... #Pathophysiology
Anticonvulsants as Mood Stabilizers: Mechanism and Side-effect
Examples: Valproate, Carbamazepine, Lamotrigine
 • Mild anticholinergic effect -> Drowsiness
decr intake -> Withdrawal ... #SideEffects #Pathophysiology
Benzodiazepine (BZD) withdrawal: clinical findings and complications

 • Activation of ACC and OFC -> Feelings of
Benzodiazepine (BZD) withdrawal ... Benzodiazepine #BZD #withdrawal ... #pharmacology #pathophysiology
Alcohol Use Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Tolerance (reduced sensitivity to effects of EtOH)
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to use EtOH • Withdrawal ... AlcoholUseDisorder #EtOH #Pathophysiology
Bipolar Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Disruption of emotional homeostasis
 • Oscillation between mood states
mood - Incr withdrawal ... MoodDisorders #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Magnesium Deficiency and Alcoholism

Risks associated with Mg deficiency in alcoholism:
 • Affects protein synthesis. energy production,
especially during the withdrawal ... Alcoholism #alcohol #pathophysiology