Alcohol withdrawal Quiz: Ace Your Exams
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A 38-year-old man presents to the emergency department for evaluation of anxiety and two episodes of loss of consciousness over the past 24 hours. The patient's partner recounts that they found the patient facedown on the lawn last night with urinary incontinence and again in the kitchen this morning. The partner states that the patient has been feeling down and drinking more alcohol than usual since losing his job four months ago: up to five beers a night. The patient has no significant past medical history. Temperature is 36°C (96.8°F), blood pressure is 168/60 mmHg, pulse is 110/min, respiratory rate is 16/min, oxygen saturation is 99% on room air. The patient is diaphoretic and anxious. He has evidence of tremor in the hands when the arms are outstretched and the fingers are spread. The underside of his tongue has a superficial laceration. Abdominal examination is unremarkable. IV access is established and the patient is given intravenous normal saline. Which of the following additional historical elements is most likely to be present?
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