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Screening tools include the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) and the CAGE screening test. | 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. | *Revised Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment for Alcohol (CIWA-Ar) is the most appropriate tool to evaluate [[alcohol withdrawal]] severity<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>. | ||
**It includes a 10-item questionnaire | **It includes a 10-item questionnaire | ||
**8 points or lower indicates mild [[withdrawal]] | **8 points or lower indicates mild [[withdrawal]] | ||
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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[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
- ↑ 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.