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Buprenorphine Initiation for the Uninitiated
1) WAIT FOR MODERATE WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS
 - Precipitated withdrawal can be caused
- Precipitated withdrawal ... displacing a full opioid ... COWS Score 6-10 ... Buprenorphine #Initiation #Prescribing ... #Addiction #Management
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)
 - Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is
Clinical Opioid ... Withdrawal Score ... Observation during assessment ... #Opioid #Withdrawal ... #addiction
Quick Guide: Methadone Starts in the Hospital
Day 1: max daily dose 40 mg methadone
First dose
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Ramsay sedation score ... Algorithm #Treatment #Management ... #Addiction #Opiate ... #Start #Prescribing ... #Inpatient #opioid
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
Clinical Opioid ... Withdrawal Score ... is scored • 0 ... Support for Hospital Opioid ... #Diagnosis #Addiction
Quick Guide: Buprenorphine Initiation Algorithm
Adjunctive meds: 
The following can be prescribed PRN for symptoms of withdrawal
Algorithm Adjunctive meds ... Support for Hospital Opioid ... Algorithm #Treatment #Management ... #Addiction #Opiate ... #Start #Prescribing