Twenty per hour: altered mental state due to ethanol abuse and withdrawal

Henry Z Pitzele; Vaishal M Tolia

doi:10.1016/j.emc.2010.03.006

Twenty per hour: altered mental state due to ethanol abuse and withdrawal

Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2010 Aug;28(3):683-705. doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2010.03.006.

Authors

Henry Z Pitzele¹, Vaishal M Tolia

Affiliation

¹ Section of Emergency Medicine, Jesse Brown Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 820 South Damen Avenue, Chicago, IL 60607, USA. Henry.Pitzele@va.gov

PMID: 20709249
DOI: 10.1016/j.emc.2010.03.006

Abstract

This article discusses the physiology and clinical syndromes involved in ethanol absorption, intoxication, and withdrawal, with special emphasis on the evidentiary backing for common treatments, as well as some discussion of the medicolegal sequelae of treatment of ethanol abusers in the emergency department.

Published by Elsevier Inc.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Alcoholic Intoxication / diagnosis
Alcoholic Intoxication / physiopathology
Alcoholic Intoxication / psychology
Alcoholic Intoxication / therapy
Alcoholism / complications*
Alcoholism / diagnosis
Alcoholism / physiopathology
Alcoholism / psychology
Alcoholism / therapy
Consciousness Disorders / chemically induced*
Consciousness Disorders / diagnosis
Diagnosis, Differential
Emergency Service, Hospital
Ethanol / adverse effects*
Humans
Patient Discharge
Substance Withdrawal Syndrome / diagnosis*
Substance Withdrawal Syndrome / etiology
Substance Withdrawal Syndrome / physiopathology
Substance Withdrawal Syndrome / psychology
Substance Withdrawal Syndrome / therapy

Substances

Ethanol