Table 1 The patient’s vital signs and laboratory data during alcohol withdrawal

none

none

none

mild

severe

severe

severe

mild

mild

Vital signs

Blood pressure (mmHg)

96/63

122/73

128/77

126/82

150/97

115/48

75/48

105/62

126/79

Pulse rate (beats/min)

94

83

84

119

118

101

115

81

83

Body temperature (°C)

36.7

36.4

36.3

36.6

36.6

38.9

37.5

38.6

37.3

In/Out

Oral food intake (%)

0%

0%

0%

33%

100%

90%

83%

75%

88%

Infusion (ml)

3750

2100

1600

1100

1000

0

2500

2500

1000

Urine output (ml)

Diaphoresis

none

none

none

none

mild

severe

severe

none

None

Bio-chemical tests

Albumin (mg/dl: normal range 4.1–5.1)

3.2

2.8

3.1

3.2

2.9

2.8

Total Bilirubin (mg/dl: normal range 0.4–1.5)

3.0

2.8

3.2

3.4

2.8

2.5

Prothrombin Time (%, normal range 70–130)

69.1

84.7

78.3

70.5

83.4

71.7

Ammonia (μmol/L: normal range < 75)

61

76

72

52

65

Sodium (mmol/L: normal range 138–145)

140

137

133

135

139

136

Chloride (mmol/L: normal range 101–108)

Potassium (mmol/L: normal range 3.6–4.8)

Glucose (mg/dl: normal range 73–109)

250

121

130

196

108

134

Creatinine (mg/dl: normal range 0.7–1.1)

0.74

0.68

0.59

3.43

1.23

0.85

Blood urea nitrogen (mg/dl: normal range 8–20)

48.1

16.1

6.9

40.4

29.7

13.2

Creatine phosphokinase (IU/L: normal range 59–248)

56

27

34

1211

425

130

Blood count

White blood cells (per μl: normal range 3300–8600)

7300

6700

7700

17,900

15,100

8300

Hemoglobin (g/dl: normal range 13.7–16.8)

7.5

8.9

10.4

9.5

9.4

9.2

Platelet (× 10⁴: normal range 15.8–34.8⁾

6.0

6.4

9.5

29.7

30.0

28.4

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