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COWS Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale
Score: 
5-12 mild; 13-24 moderate; 25-36 moderately severe; more than 36 =
COWS Clinical Opiate ... Score: 5-12 ... #Diagnosis ... Buprenorphine #Nursing #Assessment ... #Score
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)
 - Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is
Clinical Opioid ... Withdrawal Score ... attributed to opiate ... withdrawal is scored ... #Score #diagnosis
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
Clinical Opioid ... Withdrawal Score ... attributed to opiate ... withdrawal is scored ... #Diagnosis #Addiction
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
PMH; consider withdrawal ... own objective assessment ... TSH, CPK, HIV, EtOH ... Admissions #ICU #Pearls ... #Checklist #diagnosis
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
stepwise daily assessment ... manage E - Early ... Total scores >2 ... non-intubated patients (ie EtOH ... #CriticalCare #diagnosis
Alcohol Withdrawal: Clinical Findings and Complications
The onset of alcohol withdrawal generally begins 6-24 hours after the
: Clinical Findings ... to have DT if had ... >2 days after EtOH ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis ... Signs #Symptoms #EtOH