This course is Lesson 2 of a recently completed webinar entitled, "Psychiatric Diagnosis and the Med/Surg Patient." The entire series (9CEs) is available in the On Demand Presentations catalog.

Successfully completing this lesson will earn 1.5 CEs. For accreditation information and presenter biographies, Click here.

Topics:
I. Chemical review for Detox
A. Drug Detox symptom and treatment review
B. Alcohol Detox symptom and treatment review

II. Assessment
A. Timely Recognition of rapid response treatment for detoxification.

III. Treatment protocol
A. Medical protocols to prevent complications of withdrawal
B. Psychiatric protocols to treat patient after withdrawal

Behavioral/Learning Objectives:
Identify drugs that cause physical withdrawal.
Identify drugs that cause psychological withdrawal.
Explain how to assess and identify symptoms of detox.
Explain medical treatment of detox.
Explain psychiatric treatment of detox.