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Hi. I am wondering what exactly ETOH stands for. I looked it up on google and it only said it was alcohol. I am looking for the full long term. Any help is greatly appreciated.
Here are a few I have so far: B-52 = 5 mg of haldol and 2 mg of ativan. "snow em and stow em" = technique of sedating an acutely agitated patient then shipping them off to the OCU to await sobriety (etOH) or psych con...
The only pure EtOH intoxication patients that I admit are those who I intubate for airway protection, and that is exceedingly rare (I think I've done it twice in 10 years). Your post seems like a good example of metri...
What do you guys do when the Police ask you for the ETOH level on a patient they are investigating for a DUI?
Are psychiatric assessments of intoxicated patients in the ER valid? My understanding was that they are not valid, until the patient is under the legal limit.
FWIW, there's good data for dex in EtOH withdrawal in that it decreases BZD requirements, which is generally associated with better outcomes. I use it quite a bit and have had good results. dex stands for? dexamethasone?
That's what I remember from histo lectures, at least. Good point. I think the idea for the USMLE would be to know which specific toxins damage where as opposed to the generality (e.g. knowing paracetamol/EtOH hit zone...
In terms of exotic treatments for EtOH/benzo withdrawal, I've seen some real and anecdotal evidence for Depakote and gabapentin. I think the OP is confusing "withdrawal" with the idea of maintenance for an addiction. ...
So I will make this short, I am possibly facing an administration discharge for failure of ADAPT program for ETOH use. The back story is that last year I was diagnosed with Pancreatitis and the Air Force determined th...
Both benzos, GHB, and EtOH both deal in GABA innervation. ETOH agonizes, benzos potentiate, I think GHB innervates gaba-b. Either way, they are all CNS depressants and present with similar symptoms. #1 doesn't strike ...
