Neurology
Morning Report: Delirium Tremens
Here’s Dr. Ammon with a great Halloween edition of Morning Report! DELIRIUM TREMENS Most severe form of alcohol withdrawl manifested by AMS (global confusion) and sympathetic overdrive (autonomic hyperactivity). CHRONIC ETOH -> CNS DEPESSANT -> ETOH-GABA -> inhibitory effect…. No ETOH -> OVERACTIVE CNS -> CARDIOVASCULAR COMPROMISE… Read more…