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Alcohol Addiction
Question | Answer |
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AWS emerges within? | 6 to 24 hours |
AWS will evolve over? | 48 to 72 hours |
AWS symptoms last? | persist for 2 weeks or more |
Early to mild AWS | fine tremor, vomiting, mild diaphoresis, notable increase in HR and BP |
Moderate AWS | Diaphoresis, n/v, insomnia, anxiety, transient confusion, hallucinations |
Severe AWS | alcohol withdrawal delirium, seizure, uncontrollable shaking, profuse sweating, HTN, tachycardia, tachypnea, hyperthermia |
Oral form benzodiazapines | oxazepam (Serax), chloridiaxepoxide (Librium) |
IV for NPO status benzodiazapines | loraxepam (Ativan), diazepam (Valium) |
Thiamine | essential to metabolize glucose, Wernicke Korsakoff syndrome |
Folate | crucial for formation of red blood cells, protein metabolism, and anemia prevention |