Outpatient Management of Alcohol Withdrawal ”To Admit or Not to Admit”

This episode discusses managing alcohol withdrawal syndrome in the outpatient setting. We review  appropriate patient selection with a  targeted history and stratification tools like the PAWSS scale. We discuss when patients should be admitted for medically managed withdrawal vs treatment options and evidence-based guidelines for  outpatient management. Hosted by Darlene Petersen, MD and Paula Cook, MD. Check us out on facebook @Theaddictionfiles or twitter @THEADDICTIONFI1 or Instagram  Theaddictionfiles No explicit language but this podcast discusses the abuse and treatment of legal and illegal drugs and may not be appropriate for all listeners.