Suspected Substance Withdrawal in Adolescents Clinical Pathway — Inpatient
Suspected Substance Withdrawal in Adolescents Clinical Pathway — Inpatient
History and Physical Exam
History
- Adolescents often have good insight into their problem and diagnosis is most often made through history
- Assess signs and symptoms of withdrawal
- These can occur 4-72 hrs following last use depending on the substance
- General Signs and Symptoms of Withdrawal
Review Risk Identified on Screening Tools
ED Behavioral Health Screen: Use Media Tab in EHR found on desktop only to review results if completed
Administer Screening to Brief Intervention (S2BI) and CRAFFT Assessment Tool 2.1+N
S2BI
- Validated screening tool that helps categorize substance use by adolescent patients into different risk categories
- Ordering provider completes this during history and physical exam
CRAFFT 2.1 +N
- Cars, Relax, Alone, Forgetting, Friends, Family, Trouble – Validated screen to identify/predict problematic substance use for ages 12-21 yrs
- CRAFFT 2.1 includes evidenced based revisions and includes vaping as method of marijuana use
CRAFFT 2.1+N has additional questions about tobacco and nicotine use - Ordering provider completes this during history and physical exam, CRAFFT Assessment Tool
Substance History |
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Social/Behavioral History |
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Past Medical History |
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Physical Exam
Withdrawal Signs |
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Skin |
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Full Physical Exam, Including Neurologic | Toxidromes and Substance Effects |