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*See crashingpatient.com [http://crashingpatient.com/wp-content/pdf/DT%20protocol%205-19-09.pdf DT treatment algorithm] | |||
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Revision as of 23:58, 2 May 2016
Background
- Onset after last drink - 48 to 96hrs
Clinical Features
- Delirium
- Disconnected from the environment
- Hyperdynamic vital signs
- Febrile
Differential Diagnosis
Altered mental status
Diffuse brain dysfunction
- Hypoxic encephalopathy
- Acute toxic-metabolic encephalopathy (Delirium)
- Hypoglycemia
- Hyperosmolar state (e.g., hyperglycemia)
- Electrolyte Abnormalities (hypernatremia or hyponatremia, hypercalcemia)
- Organ system failure
- Hepatic Encephalopathy
- Uremia/Renal Failure
- Endocrine (Addison's disease, Cushing syndrome, hypothyroidism, myxedema coma, thyroid storm)
- Hypoxia
- CO2 narcosis
- Hypertensive Encephalopathy
- Toxins
- TTP / Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
- Alcohol withdrawal
- Drug reactions (NMS, Serotonin Syndrome)
- Environmental causes
- Deficiency state
- Wernicke encephalopathy
- Subacute Combined Degeneration of Spinal Cord (B12 deficiency)
- Vitamin D Deficiency
- Zinc Deficiency
- Sepsis
- Osmotic demyelination syndrome (central pontine myelinolysis)
- Limbic encephalitis
Primary CNS disease or trauma
- Direct CNS trauma
- Diffuse axonal injury
- Subdural/epidural hematoma
- Vascular disease
- SAH
- Stroke
- Hemispheric, brainstem
- CNS infections
- Neoplasms
- Paraneoplastic Limbic encephalitis
- Malignant Meningitis
- Pancreatic Insulinoma
- Seizures
- Nonconvulsive status epilepticus
- Postictal state
- Dementia
Psychiatric
General Psychiatric
- Organic causes
- Psychiatric causes
Diagnosis
- Consider CTH
- Consider infectious w/u, to include LP
Management
- Goal = sleepy, but arousable w/ HR <110
- Diazepam
- Long duration of action, max effect within 5min
- Start 10mg IV
- Redose q5min after observing effect
- Can double subsequent doses until achieve goal
- Escalating doses of benzodiazepines and phenobarbital[1]
- Diazepam IV pushes q5-10 min
- Goal with pt sleepy but arousable, with HR < 110 bpm
- 10 mg x2, 20 mg x3, 40 mg x3 = 200 mg total
- If still agitated/hyperdynamic after 200 mg of diazepam:
- Phenobarbital IV push q5-10min, x3 escalating doses
- 65 --> 130 --> 260 mg
- If still agitated, intubation and propofol
- Phenobarbital IV push q5-10min, x3 escalating doses
- Thiamine 100mg
- Magnesium and dextrose IVFs
Special Situations
- The propylene glycol diluent in lorazepam, phenobarbital and diazepam, may induce a hyperosmolar anion gap metabolic acidosis if given as a drip in high doses ≥ 48hrs.[2] Consider alternatives such as propofol or dexmedetomidine if patients need long term sedation for Delirum Tremens
Disposition
Admit
See Also
- Beer Potomania Syndrome
- Alcohol (ETOH) Intoxication
- Alcoholic ketoacidosis
- Alcohol withdrawal
- Alcohol withdrawal: Inpatient management
- Alcohol withdrawal: Outpatient management
- Alcohol withdrawal seizures
- Altered mental status
- Delerium tremens
- EBQ:Outpatient use of benzodiazepines for the treatment of acute alcohol withdrawal
- Sedative/Hypnotic
- Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome
External Links
- MDCalc - CIWA-AR Calculator
- See crashingpatient.com DT treatment algorithm
References
- ↑ Gold JA et al. A strategy of escalating doses of benzodiazepines and phenobarbital administration reduces the need for mechanical ventilation in delirium tremens. Crit Care Med. 2007 Mar;35(3):724-30.
- ↑ Arroliga AC, Shehab N, McCarthy K, Gonzales JP. Relationship of continuous infusion lorazepam to serum propylene glycol concentration in critically ill adults*. Critical Care Medicine. 2004;32(8):1709–1714. doi:10.1097/01.CCM.0000134831.40466.39.