Pharmacology

Alcohol Withdrawal

Patrick Meloy, MD*, Dan Rutz, MD^ and Amit Bhambri, MD†

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21980/J87S8Q Issue 10:1 No ratings yet.
At the end of this oral boards session, learners will: 1) demonstrate the ability to perform a detailed history and physical examination in a patient presenting with signs and symptoms of alcohol withdrawal, 2) investigate the broad differential diagnoses, including electrolyte abnormalities, trauma in the intoxicated patient, mild alcohol withdrawal, and delirium tremens, 3) list appropriate laboratory and imaging studies to include complete blood count (CBC), complete metabolic panel (CMP), magnesium level, computed tomography (CT) scan of the brain; 4) understand the management of hypoglycemia with concurrent administration of thiamine to prevent Wernicke’s encephalopathy and subsequent Korsakoff syndrome, 5) appropriately treat acute alcohol withdrawal with intravenous (IV) hydration and benzodiazepines, phenobarbital, or alternative medications, and 6) understanding the need for the complex management of these patients, appropriately disposition the patient to the intensive care unit after consulting with critical care specialists.
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Morphine Equianalgesic Dose Chart in the Emergency Department

Savannah Tan, MD*, Ellen Lee, PharmD*, Stephen Lee, PharmD*, Sangeeta S Sakaria, MD, MPH, MST* and Jennifer S Roh, MD*

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21980/J8RD29 Issue 7:3 No ratings yet.
By the end of this session, the learner will be able to: 1) define the term, “morphine milligram equivalents;” 2) describe the relative onset and duration of action of different pain medications often used in the emergency department; and 3) convert one opioid dose to another.
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Case Based Questions For Teaching EM Pharmacotherapy

David Eichenberger, MD*, Gary Pollock, MD*, Luke Huber, MD*, Aaron Brown, MD* and David Zimmerman, PharmD^

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21980/J8PW61 Issue 6:1 No ratings yet.
Our goals were to teach residents clinical applications of EM pharmacotherapy including drug selection and consideration of alternatives, interactions, and adverse effects, as well as to prepare them for pharmacotherapy questions on board examinations.
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