Med-Surg

CIWA-Ar Alcohol Withdrawal Calculator

Score alcohol-withdrawal severity across ten categories.

Nausea / vomitingTremorParoxysmal sweatsAnxietyAgitationTactile disturbancesAuditory disturbancesVisual disturbancesHeadache / fullness in headOrientation / clouding

CIWA-Ar score

0 / 67 Commonly categorized as mild or minimal withdrawal

FORMULASum of ten symptom scores (orientation is 0–4; others 0–7)

Assess by direct observation and questioning, reassess on your protocol’s schedule, and medicate per symptom-triggered orders.