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===Scoring===
'''Total score is a simple sum of each score item (maximum is 67)'''
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<10: ''Very mild withdrawal''<br>
10-15: ''Mild withdrawal'' <br>
16-20: ''Modest withdrawal'' <br>
>20: ''Severe withdrawal'' <br>
 
===Nausea and vomiting===
0 No nausea and vomiting <br>
1 <br>
2 <br>
3 <br>
4 Intermittent nausea with dry heaves <br>
5 <br>
6 <br>
7 Constant nausea, frequent dry heaves and vomiting <br>
 
===Paroxysmal sweats===
0 No sweats visible <br>
1 Barely visible sweating, palms moist <br>
2 <br>
3 <br>
4 Beads of sweat obvious on forehead <br>
5 <br>
6 <br>
7 Drenching sweats <br>
 
===Anxiety===
0 No anxiety <br>
1 <br>
2 <br>
3 <br>
4 Moderately anxious, guarded <br>
5 <br>
6 <br>
7 Acute panic state, consistent with severe delirium or acute schizophrenia <br>
 
===Agitation===
0 Normal activity <br>
1 Somewhat more than normal activity <br>
2 <br>
3 <br>
4 Moderately fidgety and restless <br>
5 <br>
6 <br>
7 Paces back and forth during most of the interview or constantly thrashes about <br>
 
===Tremor===
0 No tremor <br>
1 Not visible, but can be felt at fingertips <br>
2 <br>
3 <br>
4 Moderate when patient's hands extended <br>
5 <br>
6 <br>
7 Severe, even with arms not extended <br>
 
===Headache===
0 Not present <br>
1 Very mild <br>
2 Mild <br>
3 Moderate <br>
4 Moderately severe <br>
5 Severe <br>
6 Very severe <br>
7 Extremely severe <br>
 
===Auditory disturbances===
0 Not present <br>
1 Very mild harshness or ability to frighten <br>
2 Mild harshness or ability to frighten <br>
3 Moderate harshness or ability to frighten <br>
4 Moderately severe hallucinations <br>
5 Severe hallucinations <br>
6 Extremely severe hallucinations <br>
7 Continuous hallucinations <br>
 
===Visual disturbances===
0 Not present <br>
1 Very mild photosensitivity <br>
2 Mild photosensitivity <br>
3 Moderate photosensitivity <br>
4 Moderately severe visual hallucinations <br>
5 Severe visual hallucinations <br>
6 Extremely severe visual hallucinations <br>
7 Continuous visual hallucinations <br>
 
===Tactile disturbances===
0 None <br>
1 Very mild paresthesias <br>
2 Mild paresthesias <br>
3 Moderate paresthesias <br>
4 Moderately severe hallucinations <br>
5 Severe hallucinations <br>
6 Extremely severe hallucinations <br>
7 Continuous hallucinations <br>
 
===Orientation and clouding of sensorium===
0 Orientated and can do serial additions <br>
1 Cannot do serial additions <br>
2 Disoriented for date by no more than 2 calendar days <br>
3 Disoriented for date by more than 2 calendar days <br>
4 Disoriented for place and/or patient <br>
 
==Acknowledgements==
Content on this page came in part from UpToDate
 
 
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