Term
| Symptoms of Alcohol or BDZ withdrawal |
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Definition
Sweating
Tachycardia
tremor
Insomnia
N/V
Hallucinations
psychomotor agitation
anxiety
Depression (Withdrawal)
Pupil dilation |
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Term
| Stimulant withdrawal symptoms (cocaine, amphetamines) |
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Definition
Fatigue
Unpleasant dreams
insomnia or hypersomnia
increased appetite
anxiety
depression
psychotic symptoms |
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Term
| Opioid Withdrawal symptoms |
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Definition
Dysphoria
N/V
Muscle pain
rhinorrhea
papillary dilation
pinpoint pupils
diarrhea
fever
insomnia |
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Term
| Treating alcohol withdrawal syndrome |
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Definition
| Low dose BDZ or rehab with naltrexone |
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Term
| Treatment/prevention of Wernick's Encephalopathy, and for who |
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Definition
Wernicke's encephalopathy begins abruptly, usually with eye movement disorders (nystagmus, gaze palsies, and ophthalmoplegia, especially of the lateral rectus muscles), gait ataxia, confusion, confabulation, and short-term memory loss.
Treat with thiamine - vitamin B1 for ALL alcohol withdrawal patients |
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Term
Treatment of stimulant withdrawal syndrome
Treating anxiety/depression associated?
Treating the withdrawal or relapse prevention? |
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Definition
Desimperamine or other antidepressants for anxiety/depression
Agonist replacement therapy with sustained release amphetamine or methylphenidate |
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Term
| Opioid Withdrawal syndrome treatment |
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Definition
Long acting agonist - methadone
OR
partial agonist buprenorphine (on SAP)
Clonidine - for muscle aches and craving
Naltrexone - long term abstinence |
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Term
| BDZ withdrawal syndrome treatment |
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Definition
| Long acting BDZ tapered (diazepam or clonazepam) with support and CBT |
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