Persistent dysphagia and drowisness following collapse in an alcohol-dependent patient (Answers)

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-46
Author(s):  
Richard Bodington ◽  
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Anna Werpachowska ◽  
Shoaib Faruqi ◽  
Paul Maliakal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mri Scan ◽  
Alcohol Dependent Patient ◽  
Dependent Patient ◽  
Pontomedullary Junction ◽  
Alcohol Dependent

This T2 weighted MRI scan demonstrates a hyperintense trident shaped lesion extending from the pontomedullary junction to the midbrain with peripheral sparing (figure 2 – abnormality indicated by white arrows).

Death of an Alcohol-Dependent Patient following Intentional Drug Intoxication: Implication of Baclofen?

2014 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 300-304 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elise Pape ◽  
Emilie Roman ◽  
Julien Scala-Bertola ◽  
Carine Thivilier ◽  
Lucie Javot ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drug Intoxication ◽  
Alcohol Dependent Patient ◽  
Dependent Patient ◽  
Alcohol Dependent

Baclofen-induced acute hepatitis in alcohol-dependent patient

2011 ◽  
Vol 35 (5) ◽  
pp. 420-421 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Macaigne ◽  
N. Champagnon ◽  
F. Harnois ◽  
S. Cheiab ◽  
C. Chayette
Keyword(s):  
Acute Hepatitis ◽  
Alcohol Dependent Patient ◽  
Dependent Patient ◽  
Alcohol Dependent

scholarly journals Alkohol og abstinenser på akutafdelingen - gør vi det godt nok?

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 62-70
Author(s):  
Heidi Hellerup Knudsen ◽  
Louise May Svenningsen ◽  
Helle Svenningsen
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Withdrawal Symptoms ◽  
Daily Work ◽  
Harmful Alcohol ◽  
Alcohol Dependent Patient ◽  
Nurses Perceptions ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Dependent Patient ◽  
Alcohol Dependent

Abstract: Baggrund: På akutafdelingen møder vi ofte patienter med et skadeligt alkoholforbrug. Behandlingen af deres abstinenser kan være kompliceret, og ikke ufarlig. Med baggrund i flere indberettede utilsigtede hændelser vedr. overdosering med Klopoxid, blev der i førsteforfatterens akutafdeling udarbejdet en instruks, der kunne støtte læger og sygeplejersker i behandling af alkoholabstinenser. Formål: Formålet med denne artikel er, at føre læseren igennem vores studie og tydeliggøre vigtige resultater. Desuden ønsker vi at inspirere til tværfaglig refleksion i egen klinisk praksis. Metode: Ved hjælp af metodetriangulering blev data fra audit af 10 konsekutive udvalgte journaler og 27 spørgeskemaer udfyldt af afdelingens sygeplejersker sammenholdt og analyseret vha. statistik og indholdsanalyse. Resultat:Resultaterne viste tydelig diskrepans mellem sygeplejerskernes opfattelser af egen praksis og reel klinisk praksis. Ingen journaler opfyldte alle de målte indikatorer, og opfyldelsen af de enkelte indikatorer var meget svingende. Sygeplejerskerne italesatte instruksen som tvetydig og mangelfuld på flere områder, men også som et vigtigt redskab i deres daglige arbejde. Konklusion:Behandling af abstinenser hos den alkoholafhængige patient er vanskelig og var særdeles mangelfuld i de 10 analyserede journaler. Sygeplejerskerne opfattede primært instruksen positivt, men dette modsvarede ikke resultaterne fra auditten.                                      Abstract: Background:In the emergency department, we often meet patients with harmful alcohol consumption. The treatment of their withdrawal symptoms can be complicated and harmful to the patients. Based on several reported unintended accidents regarding overdose with Chlordiazepoxid, first writer's emergency department made an instruction to support doctors and nurses in the treatment of alcoholic withdrawal symptoms. Aim:The aim of this article is to guide the reader through our study and clarify important results. In addition, we want to inspire to interdisciplinary reflection in the readers clinical practice. Method:We compared data from audit of 10 consecutive selected journals and 27 questionnaires completed by the department's nurses by using method triangulation analyzed statistically and by content analysis. Result:The results clearly demonstrated discrepancy between nurses' perceptions of their own practice and data from the audit. No records met all the measured indicators, and the performance of the individual indicators was very fluctuating. Nurses described the instruction as ambiguous and inadequate in several areas, but also as an important tool in their daily work. Conclusion:Treatment of withdrawal symptoms in the alcohol dependent patient is difficult and was particularly inadequate in the 10 analyzed records. Nurses primarily perceived the instruction positively, but this did not match the results of the audit.

scholarly journals Nursing care of the patient undergoing alcohol detoxification

Curationis ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
M E Norrish ◽  
K Jooste
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Care ◽  
Holistic Care ◽  
Spiritual Needs ◽  
Client Variables ◽  
Neuman Systems Model ◽  
Systems Model ◽  
Negative Results ◽  
Alcohol Dependent Patient ◽  
Dependent Patient ◽  
Alcohol Dependent

Nurses are challenged with the task of holistic care for the alcohol dependent patient. The objective of the study was to explore and describe the opinions of male patients regarding the holistic care in a selected detoxification unit in Gauteng. A quantitative, explorative and descriptive design was employed utilizing interviews with a structured questionnaire as method of data collection. After the data was analysed (frequencies were used) the results were presented according to the five client variables of the Neuman Systems Model. Positive and negative results on the physiological, psychological, socio cultural, developmental and spiritual needs of the client were identified. This article aims at identifying crucial holistic aspects of nursing care of the alcohol dependent patient.

Baclofen Suppresses Alcohol Intake and Craving for Alcohol in a Schizophrenic Alcohol-Dependent Patient

2007 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 319-320 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roberta Agabio ◽  
Priamo Marras ◽  
Giovanni Addolorato ◽  
Bernardo Carpiniello ◽  
Gian Luigi Gessa
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Intake ◽  
Alcohol Dependent Patient ◽  
Dependent Patient ◽  
Alcohol Dependent
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