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==Screening== | ==Screening== | ||
Screening tools include the | Screening tools include the | ||
*'''Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test''' ('''AUDIT''') is a simple ten-question test developed by the [[World Health Organization]] to determine if a person's [[alcohol]] consumption may be harmful. | *'''Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test''' ('''AUDIT''') is a simple ten-question test developed by the [[World Health Organization]] to determine if a person's [[alcohol]] consumption may be harmful<ref name="pmid28699845">{{cite journal| author=Rastegar DA, Applewhite D, Alvanzo AAH, Welsh C, Niessen T, Chen ES| title=Development and implementation of an alcohol withdrawal protocol using a 5-item scale, the Brief Alcohol Withdrawal Scale (BAWS). | journal=Subst Abus | year= 2017 | volume= 38 | issue= 4 | pages= 394-400 | pmid=28699845 | doi=10.1080/08897077.2017.1354119 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=28699845 }} </ref>. | ||
** Questions 1-3 deal with [[alcohol]] consumption | ** Questions 1-3 deal with [[alcohol]] consumption | ||
** Questions 4-6 relate to [[alcohol dependence]] and | ** Questions 4-6 relate to [[alcohol dependence]] and | ||
** [[Questions]] 7-10 consider [[alcohol]]-related problems. | ** [[Questions]] 7-10 consider [[alcohol]]-related problems. | ||
** A score of 8 or more in men (7 in women) indicates a strong likelihood of hazardous or harmful alcohol consumption. | ** A score of 8 or more in men (7 in women) indicates a strong likelihood of hazardous or harmful alcohol consumption. | ||
** A score of 13 or more is suggestive of [[alcohol]] related harm. | ** A score of 13 or more is suggestive of [[alcohol]] related harm. | ||
*and the CAGE screening test. | *and the CAGE screening test. | ||
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Overview
Screening
Screening tools include the
- Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) is a simple ten-question test developed by the World Health Organization to determine if a person's alcohol consumption may be harmful[1].
- Questions 1-3 deal with alcohol consumption
- Questions 4-6 relate to alcohol dependence and
- Questions 7-10 consider alcohol-related problems.
- A score of 8 or more in men (7 in women) indicates a strong likelihood of hazardous or harmful alcohol consumption.
- A score of 13 or more is suggestive of alcohol related harm.
- and the CAGE screening test.
- Revised Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment for Alcohol (CIWA-Ar) is the most appropriate tool to evaluate alcohol withdrawal severity[1].
- It includes a 10-item questionnaire
- 8 points 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.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Rastegar DA, Applewhite D, Alvanzo AAH, Welsh C, Niessen T, Chen ES (2017). "Development and implementation of an alcohol withdrawal protocol using a 5-item scale, the Brief Alcohol Withdrawal Scale (BAWS)". Subst Abus. 38 (4): 394–400. doi:10.1080/08897077.2017.1354119. PMID 28699845.