The nurse assesses an alcoholic patient carefully for signs of withdrawal that usually appear as early as how many hours after cessation of alcohol intake?
a. 3
b. 4
c. 5
d. 6
D
Withdrawal signs can occur as early as 6 hours after cessation of alcohol intake.
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