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Navigating Dementia and Delirium: Balancing Identity and Interests in Advance Directives

open access: yesNursing Philosophy, Volume 26, Issue 1, January 2025.
ABSTRACT The moral authority of advance directives (ADs) in the context of persons living with dementia (PLWD) has sparked a multifaceted debate, encompassing concerns such as authenticity and the appropriate involvement of caregivers. Dresser critiques ADs based on Parfit's account of numeric personal identity, using the often‐discussed case of a PLWD
M. Rutenkröger
wiley   +1 more source

Dynamic Monitoring and Network Analysis of Alcohol Withdrawal Symptoms: Implications for Psychiatric Nursing Practice

open access: yesPerspectives in Psychiatric Care, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.
Background: Alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS) is a complex condition characterized by a range of symptoms that can vary in severity. Effective management of AWS during the acute phase is crucial for patient safety and treatment outcomes. This study aimed to investigate the temporal changes in alcohol withdrawal symptoms and identify key symptoms ...
Xuanru Wu   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Clinical characteristics of seizure recurrence and epilepsy development in patients with alcohol‐related seizures

open access: yesAlcohol, Clinical and Experimental Research, Volume 48, Issue 11, Page 2113-2125, November 2024.
Alcohol withdrawal is a known trigger for alcohol‐related seizures in individuals with alcohol use disorder, with some developing epilepsy later. The current study investigated 206 patients with alcohol‐related seizures. After excluding preexisting epilepsy, 191 patients were analyzed, of whom 51.8% had recurrent seizures and 41.4% developed epilepsy ...
Min Young Chun   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Farmacología y toxicología del alcohol etílico, o etanol. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
El alcohol etílico es un producto obtenido de la fermentación anaeróbica de los hidratos de carbono. Las bebidas fermentadas tienen una riqueza en alcohol etílico del 4 al 20% v/v y pueden considerarse como alimentos.
Velasco Martín, Alfonso
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Treatment engagement in comorbid alcohol use disorder and alcohol‐related liver disease: A qualitative exploration of barriers and facilitators with service users

open access: yesAlcohol, Clinical and Experimental Research, Volume 48, Issue 10, Page 1965-1978, October 2024.
This qualitative investigation aims to understand barriers and facilitators to treatment as experienced by patients with comorbid alcohol use disorder and alcohol‐related liver disease. Using a model proposed by the World Health Organization, factors were identified at the social and economic, patient, condition, treatment, and healthcare system levels.
Sofia Hemrage   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The dilemma of using physical restraint in delirium tremens: a case report [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Delirium tremens (DT) is a common presentation in tertiary care hospitals. Refractory DT, though not very common, is a dreaded presentation in any clinical setting.
Basu, Debasish   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

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