Question

A 48-year-old man with a history of heavy alcohol use stops drinking abruptly and presents 24 hours later with tremor, tachycardia, diaphoresis and agitation. According to Canadian alcohol withdrawal protocols, what is the first-line pharmacologic treatment?

Accepted Answer

Benzodiazepines titrated to a withdrawal scale

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Antipsychotics

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Beta blockers alone

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Clonidine alone

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Long-acting opioids

Practice question

A 48-year-old man with a history of heavy alcohol use stops drinking abruptly and presents 24 hours later with tremor, tachycardia, diaphoresis and agitation. According to Canadian alcohol withdrawal protocols, what is the first-line pharmacologic treatment?