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Podcast #316: Abnormalities in Alcohol Intoxication
Category: Science & Medicine
Duration: 00:03:44
Publish Date: 2018-04-09 11:00:00
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Author: Michael Hunt, M.D.

Educational Pearls:

 

  • 1% of patients presenting to ED with alcohol intoxication end up going to the ICU
  • Most common critical illnesses were acute hypoxic respiratory failure, sepsis, and intracranial hemorrhage
  • Predictive markers: Vital abnormalities (hypoxia, tachycardic, tachypneic, hypothermic, hyperthermia, hypoglycemia) and patients receiving parenteral sedatives had higher incidence of ICU admission

 

References:

Klein, LR; et al. (2018). Unsuspected Critical Illness Among Emergency Department Patients Presenting for Acute Alcohol Intoxication. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 71(3):279-288
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