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***8 or lower indicates mild withdrawal | ***8 or lower indicates mild withdrawal | ||
**9 to 15 points towards moderate [[withdrawal]] | **9 to 15 points towards moderate [[withdrawal]] | ||
**15 or higher means the [[patient]] suffers from severe withdrawal [[symptoms]] and is at a higher risk for [[seizures]] and Delirium tremens. | **15 or higher means the [[patient]] suffers from [[severe]] [[withdrawal]] [[symptoms]] and is at a higher risk for [[seizures]] and Delirium tremens. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Delirium Tremens Microchapters |
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Delirium tremens screening On the Web |
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Risk calculators and risk factors for Delirium tremens screening |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Vishnu Vardhan Serla M.B.B.S. [2] Zehra Malik, M.B.B.S[3]
Overview
Screening tools include the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) and the CAGE screening test.
- Revised Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment for Alcohol (CIWA-Ar) is the most appropriate tool to evaluate alcohol withdrawal severity.
- It includes a 10-item questionnaire
- 8 or lower indicates mild withdrawal
- 9 to 15 points towards moderate withdrawal
- 15 or higher means the patient suffers from severe withdrawal symptoms and is at a higher risk for seizures and Delirium tremens.
- It includes a 10-item questionnaire