Study: Screening Prevents Alcohol Withdrawal Post-Surgery
Sep 9, 2025 · The CIWA-AR is the Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment for Alcohol Withdrawal, a provider assessment made in a clinical setting; it is a 10-item assessment used …
alpha2-Agonists for Acute Alcohol Withdrawal - Page 4 - Medscape
The earliest studies of clonidine in the treatment of alcohol withdrawal were limited by the use of concomitant medications. Bjorkqvist et al. evaluated the efficacy of a clonidine taper, 0.15 mg ...
Guideline Outlines How to Taper Benzodiazepines Safely - Medscape
Jun 19, 2025 · The guideline is particularly important for primary care physicians, the biggest prescribers of benzodiazepines.
Best Alcohol Withdrawal Care for Inpatients Still Elusive
Apr 11, 2012 · Medical inpatients in alcohol withdrawal are often sicker than patients without comorbidities or concurrent illness, and there is little strong evidence directing their care.
Bupropion and alcohol-induced seizures - Medscape
May 13, 2002 · Assistant Professor of Neurology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Baltimore, Md. Alcohol-induced seizures are withdrawal phenomena and do not …
Expert Consensus Provides Low-Dose Oral Minoxidil Guidance
Recently published consensus guidelines for low-dose oral minoxidil (LDOM) treatment of hair loss provide best-practice recommendations in areas ranging from pretreatment …
alpha2-Agonists for Acute Alcohol Withdrawal - Medscape
Objective: To evaluate literature reporting on the role of norepinephrine in alcohol withdrawal and to determine the safety and efficacy of α 2-agonists in reducing symptoms of this severe ...
alpha2-Agonists for Acute Alcohol Withdrawal - Page 5 - Medscape
There are 4 case reports suggesting clinical efficacy with dexmedetomidine in patients admitted for acute alcohol withdrawal uncontrolled by benzodiazepines. These case reports …
Withdrawal Symptoms After Gabapentin Discontinuation - Page 2
The patient began to require oral lorazepam according to a Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment for Alcohol scale (CIWA-Ar) protocol for presumed ethanol withdrawal. [23]
Phenobarbital May Top 'First-Line' Approach to Alcohol Withdrawal
Dec 11, 2019 · "In our hospital, we manage alcohol withdrawal syndrome patients using a symptom-triggered approach, called the Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment for Alcohol …