Core Em Podcast

This week we discuss the initial approach to assessment of the alcohol intoxicated patient. https://media.blubrry.com/coreem/content.blubrry.com/coreem/Episode_114_0_Final_Cut.m4a Download One Comment Tags: Alcohol Intoxication, Chronic Alcoholism, Wernicke's Encephalopathy Show Notes Take Home Points Chronic drinkers and even just acutely intoxicated patients are at risk of many medical emergencies including life threatening trauma, infections, metabolic derangements and tox exposures.  Don’t dismiss them as “just drunk” Undress these patients and perform a thorough head to toe examination, focusing on looking for e/o trauma and infection.  Get as much history as you can and be sure to ask about their drinking habits and etoh w/d hx to risk stratify them in your brain