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Chapter 8 - Prevention of Delirium Tremens and Management of Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome

from Part 2 - Prescribing for Patient Groups

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 June 2020

By
Robert Shulman
Edited by
Hugh Montgomery ,
Robert Shulman  and
Mayur Murali
Hugh Montgomery
Affiliation:
Centre for Human Health and Performance, University College London
Robert Shulman
Affiliation:
University College Hospitals London
Mayur Murali
Affiliation:
Whittington Hospital, London
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Summary

Alcohol withdrawal should not be taken lightly. It can be lethal through its physiological consequences, direct injury or noncompliance. When dealing with alcohol dependence, new prescribers must ‘think of drink’ (ask about alcohol consumption), and plan for prevention. This chapter provides a schema for the drug management of delirium tremens and prevention of Wernicke–Korsakoff’s syndrome.

Keywords

Alcohol withdrawalDelirium tremensAlcohol dependenceReducing regimenChlordiazepoxide
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Surviving Prescribing
A Practical Guide
 , pp. 39 - 42
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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