title: Emergency management of acute alcohol problems. Part 1: Uncomplicated withdrawal.
abstract: Alcohol-related problems are common among patients in emergency departments. Primary care physicians must recognize and treat a variety of alcohol-related and alcohol-induced problems: alcohol withdrawal, alcohol-related seizures, delirium tremens, malnutrition, concomitant illness, poisoning, trauma, and lack of social support. This paper focuses an recognizing and managing acute alcohol withdrawal.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, St Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Etherington
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001569:Benzodiazepines; D004630:Emergencies; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D000431:Ethanol / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005194:Family Practice; D005440:Fluid Therapy; D006801:Humans; D010351:Patient Discharge; D013375:Substance Withdrawal Syndrome / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents; D001569:Benzodiazepines; D000431:Ethanol