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Buprenorphine Initiation for the Uninitiated
1) WAIT FOR MODERATE WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS
 - Precipitated withdrawal can be caused
COWS Score 6-10 ... guidance. 2) START ... following day, start ... Buprenorphine #Initiation #Prescribing ... #Addiction #Management
Quick Guide: Methadone Starts in the Hospital
Day 1: max daily dose 40 mg methadone
First dose
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Guide: Methadone Starts ... Ramsay sedation score ... Algorithm #Treatment #Management ... #Addiction #Opiate ... #Start #Prescribing
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
+ new (you can start ... esp in work-up/management ... PMH; consider withdrawal ... own objective assessment ... good place to start
Quick Guide: Buprenorphine Initiation Algorithm
Adjunctive meds: 
The following can be prescribed PRN for symptoms of withdrawal
Algorithm Adjunctive meds ... , then start 16 ... Algorithm #Treatment #Management ... #Addiction #Opiate ... #Start #Prescribing