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Psychiatry Substance Related and Addictive Disorders 001ac7a3

Thiamine dose in patients with delirium tremens is about:

A
100-200 mg per oral/Parenteral daily
B
250 mg per oral/Parenteral daily for first 3-5 days
C
400 mg per oral/Parenteral daily
D
500 mg per oral/Parenteral daily
High-Yield Explanation
In patients who are undergoing inpatient detoxification, Parenteral thiamine 250 mg/ day should be given for 5 days followed by oral thiamine. As delirium tremens is complicated alcohol withdrawal that is always treated inpatient, the same dosage should be used. Thiamine is used to prevent development of Wernicke's encephalopathy.

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