ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL: PATHPHYSIOLOGY, DIAGNOSIS …

Alcohol Withdrawal Scale (AWS): a 7 item scale with a potential maximum score of 27, used to assess levels of alcohol withdrawal and ‘symptom-triggered’ prn sedation. Diazepam: a benzodiazepine in the sedative-hypnotic group of drugs which have a general depressant effect that increases with the dose. Alcohol Withdrawal Seizures: ................
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