a client with a history of heavy alcohol use is brought to an emergency department (ed) by family members who state that the client has had nothing to drink in the last 23 hours. which finding should the nurse immediately report to the ed physician?

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Risk for damage R/T central nervous system stimulation should be the top nursing diagnostic for a patient going through alcohol withdrawal.

Seizures, nausea, vomiting, weakness, tachycardia, sweating, high blood pressure, anxiety, depressed mood, hallucinations, headaches, and sleeplessness are just a few of the symptoms of alcohol withdrawal that may occur.

Alcohol withdrawal refers to the physiological changes that occur when a person abruptly quits drinking after engaging in heavy and frequent alcohol use. Shaking (trembling), anxiety, sleeplessness, and other physical and mental problems are among the symptoms.

Alcohol has a slowing impact on the brain, sometimes known as a sedative or depressing effect. The brain is nearly constantly exposed to alcohol's depressive effects in a heavy, long-term drinker. The brain gradually modifies its own chemistry to counteract the effects of alcohol. It accomplishes this by generating more naturally stimulating molecules than usual (such serotonin or norepinephrine).

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