Acute Care Management of Alcohol Withdrawal
Acute Care Management of Alcohol Withdrawal. 5/6/2020 2 Objectives At the end of this presentation, the learner will be able to: 1. Explain the pathophysiology of alcohol withdrawal. 2. Describe the assessment of a patient’s risk for alcohol withdrawal using the PAWSS score. 3. Describe the use of the Alcohol Withdrawal Orders
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