Clinical features
Elevated CIWA
Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment – Alcohol – revised (CIWA-Ar)
Headache 0-7
Orientation 0-4
Tremor 0-7
Sweating 0-7
Anxiety 0-7
Nausea (and Vomiting) 0-7
Tactile Hallucinations 0-7
Auditory Hallucinations 0-7
Visual Hallucinations 0-7
Agitation 0-7
Maximum Score = 67
<8: Typically do not require medication
8-19: Medication
≥20: Medication and admission
Alcohol withdrawal seizures
Ethanol toxicity
Myxedema coma
Alcohol use disorder
Delirium tremens
Alcohol withdrawal
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome
Status epilepticus