Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment Alcohol-Revised

With symptom-triggered therapy, medication is given only if symptoms emerge, resulting in shorter treatment duration, and avoidance of over sedation. A typical regimen would be lorazepam 2 mg administered every hour as needed when a structured assessment scale (e.g., Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment-Alcohol, Revised) indicates that symptoms are moderate to severe. Current guidelines recommend such individualized therapy over fixed-schedule therapy. 

CIWA-Ar, Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment for Alcohol-Revised GABA, y-aminobutyric acid IV, intravenous NMDA, N-methyl D-aspartate. Br. J. Addict. 1989 84 1353-1357. 

TABLE 33-4. Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment for Alcohol-Revised (CIWA-Ar)... 

CBC, complete blood cell count CIWA-Arf Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment for Alcohol, revised D5, dextrose 5% KCI, potassium chloride, NS, normal saline WBC, white blood cell count. 

Sullivan, J.T., Sykora, K., Schneiderman, J., et ah Assessment of alcohol withdrawal the revised clinical institute withdrawal assessment for alcohol scale (CIWA-Ar). Br. J. Addict. 84111), 1353-1357, 1989. 

CrWA-Ar Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment of Alcohol Scale, Revised... 

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