Epidemiology
Etiology
Pathophysiology
Clinical features
Diagnostics
Treatment
- First-line: benzodiazepines
- Shorter or intermediate-acting (e.g., oxazepam, lorazepam): Consider in patients with a slow metabolism (e.g., the elderly, those with liver failure).
- Longer acting (e.g., chlordiazepoxide, diazepam): preferred in all other patients
Mnemonic
Maybe alcohol and benzodiazepines are similar substances… because seizures, tachycardia, and tremors are features of both alcohol and benzodiazepine withdrawal syndromes.