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Alcohol Use Disorder & Withdrawal

Alcohol Use Disorder & Withdrawal

Alcohol Use Disorder & Withdrawal

FOAMEd Wiki - last updated 5/1/25

Alcohol Use & Related Disease

Link	Source	Year
CRACKCast Episode 185 – Alcohol Related Disease	CanadiEM	2018
SGEM#313: Here Comes A Regular to the ED	SGEM	2020

Alcohol Withdrawal

Core Management	Source	Year
Alcohol Withdrawal	EMCrit	2023
Alcohol Withdrawal	WikEM
Alcohol Withdrawal and Delirium Tremens: Diagnosis and Management	EM Cases	2016

Assessment Tools	Source	Year
Brief Alcohol Withdrawal Scale (BAWS)	MDCalc
CIWA-Ar for Alcohol Withdrawal	MDCalc
Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale (RASS)	MDCalc

Phenobarbital	Source	Year
Journal Abstracts and Why You Should Continue to Use Phenobarbital in Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome	REBEL EM	2018
Phenobarbital for Alcohol Withdrawal	EMCrit	2017
Phenobarbital Monotherapy for Alcohol Withdrawal	EMCrit	2016
Phenobarbital Sampler	EMCrit	2019
Phenobarbital vs. Lorazepam in Alcohol Withdrawal	REBEL EM	2021
Phenobarbital as First-Line Medication for Alcohol Withdrawal	ALiEM	2023
ToxCard: Phenobarbital for Alcohol Withdrawal	emDocs	2020

Ketamine	Source	Year
Ketamine and Alcohol Withdrawal	EM:RAP	2018
Ketamine for Severe Ethanol Withdrawal: A New Hope?	ALiEM	2018
PulmCrit: Ketamine for Alcohol Withdrawal?	EMCrit	2018

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