Assessment scales
CIWA-Ar
Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment for Alcohol, revised
A symptom-scored scale for alcohol withdrawal — tremor, sweating, nausea, anxiety, agitation, sensory disturbances, headache, orientation.
How it gets tested
Tested as what the scale measures and in which setting it is used; COWS is the opioid counterpart and the usual distractor.
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