Alcohol withdrawal

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Teaching point

Active alcohol withdrawal with agitation and tremor is managed with benzodiazepines (diazepam) to prevent seizures/DTs; give thiamine to prevent Wernicke's. Diazepam is the priority for the acute agitation.

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