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

Management of Alcohol Withdrawal with Darlene Petersen, MD and Paula Cook, MD.  Recognizing alcohol withdrawal, identifying risk factors for severe withdrawal. In this episode we discuss who is appropriate for outpatient management and who is not. Initial evaluation including laboratory tests. Medications for inpatient and outpatient management of alcohol withdrawal and common pitfalls to avoid.  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.