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Alcohol dependence — brief intervention

PLAB 2 & PRES 3 · psychiatry · medium · 10 minutes

Candidate brief

Mr Murphy, 48, attends for a health check. AUDIT-C score is 9. Explore his alcohol use and offer a brief intervention.

What examiners look for

NICE CG115 alcohol dependence; use validated tools; watch for Wernicke's → give parenteral thiamine.

Guideline references

• https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg115
• https://www2.hse.ie/living-well/alcohol/

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