A rational approach to the treatment of alcohol withdrawal in the ED

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 734-742

  Stehman, Christine R ^a   Mycyk, Mark B ^b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Jr Hospital of Cook County   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; ALCOHOL; ALPRAZOLAM; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; DIAZEPAM; ETIRACETAM; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; HALOPERIDOL; LORAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NEUROTRANSMITTER; OXAZEPAM; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PROPOFOL; PROPRANOLOL; SEDATIVE AGENT; THIAMINE; VALPROIC ACID;

ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DELIRIUM; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; DRUG EFFICACY; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EMERGENCY WARD; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; EXCITATION; GOAL ATTAINMENT; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LOADING DRUG DOSE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT MONITORING; PHLEBITIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SEDATION; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; WERNICKE KORSAKOFF SYNDROME;

EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ETHANOL; HUMANS; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 84875476746     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: 15328171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2012.12.029     Document Type: Review

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