Acute alcoholic withdrawal is a common clinical problem, and delirium tremens is its most severe form. Symptoms of withdrawal must be evaluated carefully and treated aggressively. The severity of the withdrawal syndrome cannot always be predicted on the basis of quantity or duration of alcohol ...
Acute withdrawal symptoms from alcohol abuse start to manifest as early as six hours after the beginning of the decline of maximum intoxication. Some of the first signs of acute detoxification include severe anxiety, tremor, and insomnia. In patients who are only mildly alcohol-dependent, these ...
recent experience at the Port of Spain General Hospital, Trinidad###Intramuscular/oral lorazepam in acute alcohol withdrawal and incipient delirium tremensIn ... MM Maharaj,D Henry,KI Ali,... 被引量: 13发表: 1992年 Treatment of Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome 4 + Hosein IN, DeFreitas R, Beaubru...
The alcohol withdrawal may be abrupt, and the nurse may not be aware of it until flagrant symptoms appear. It is helpful to understand some of the metabolic aspects of alcohol and its withdrawal, along with the organ effects. There are nursing care implications at all levels of withdrawal, ...
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23. Administerbenzodiazepinesfor clients with drug and substance withdrawal as prescribed. These agents are reserved for delirium resulting fromseizuresor withdrawal from alcohol or sedativehypnotics. Benzodiazepines are preferred over neuroleptics for the treatment of delirium resulting from withdrawal. They ...
Alcohol withdrawal: what is the benzodiazepine of choice? Ann Pharmacother 1994 Jan; 28(1): 67–71 PubMed CAS Google Scholar Miller Jr WC, McCurdy L. A double-blind comparison of the efficacy and safety of lorazepam and diazepam in the treatment of the acute alcohol withdrawal syndrome. ...
To evaluate literature reporting on the role of norepinephrine in alcohol withdrawal and to determine the safety and efficacy of α(2)-agonists in reducing symptoms of this severe condition. Articles evaluating the efficacy and safety of the α(2)-agonists clonidine and dexmedetomidine were identified...
Excluding causes of HE of other etiology is necessary, such as neurological ones: cerebral infarcts, delirium, and withdrawal syndrome; metabolic such as hypothyroidism, hyperglycemic crises or hypoglycemia, dysnatremia, especially hyponatremia; infectious: especially urinary tract infection; pulmonary: ...
delirium tremensbenzodiazepineSymptoms of alcohol withdrawal range in severity from mild "hangover" to fatal delirium tremens (DTs). Tremor, hallucinosis, and seizures usually occur within 48 hours of abstinence. Seizures tend to be generalized without focality, occurring singly or in a brief cluster...