An Individual Who Is Admitted to an Alcohol Detoxification Unit

question 9

Multiple Choice

An individual who is admitted to an alcohol detoxification unit has had no alcohol intake for 3 days.On admission the patient is noted to have tremors,anxiety,insomnia,and disorientation accompanied by tachycardia and diaphoresis.These signs and symptoms are characteristic of the syndrome known as:

• A) alcoholic hallucinosis.
• B) alcohol-induced psychosis.
• C) alcoholic seizure disorder.
• D) alcohol withdrawal delirium.

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