EtOH

THE ORIGINAL KING OF COUNTY

Just another Alcoholic? Approach to EtOH-Related Visits in the ED

The Original King of County - By Surriya - October 24, 2017 

"Summary:

• Undress patients completely and perform full head to toe exam; rule out all trauma and infection
• Get full history to risk stratify
• Consider other medical emergencies
• Check glucose. Give thiamine before glucose to [theoretically] prevent Wernicke Encephalopathy (unless the patient has acute symptomatic hypoglycemia, in which case giving dextrose immediately is essential)."