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Alcohol Withdrawal Assessment Scoring Guidelines (CIWA - Ar) Nausea/Vomiting - Rate on scale 0 - 7 Tremors - have patient extend arms & spread fingers. Rate on scale 0 - 7. 0 - None 0 - No tremor 1 - Mild nausea with no vomiting 2 3 1 - Not visible, but can be felt fingertip to fingertip 2 3 4 - Intermittent nausea 5 6
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