Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome

JAMA Clinical Reviews

English - October 02, 2018 15:00 - 20 minutes - 19 MB - ★★★★★ - 413 ratings
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Alcohol withdrawal is a serious problem that can lead to mortality. How to predict if it will occur when a patient who is misusing alcohol is admitted to the hospital is challenging. This Rational Clinical Examination article reports results of a systematic review of the literature to determine the best way to predict the occurrence of alcohol withdrawal.

Read the article: Will This Hospitalized Patient Develop Severe Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome?: The Rational Clinical Examination Systematic Review