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Buprenorphine Algorithm for Uncomplicated Opioid Withdrawal - ACEP Opioids Clinical Policy

Assess Withdrawal Severity - Objective signs
Uncomplicated Opioid ... Opioids Clinical ... Opiate Withdrawal ... #Withdrawal #management ... #addiction #management
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 ... #Buprenorphine ... #Nursing #Assessment ... #Score
Buprenorphine Initiation for the Uninitiated
1) WAIT FOR MODERATE WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS
 - Precipitated withdrawal can be caused
Buprenorphine Initiation ... displacing a full opioid ... , begin initiation ... COWS Score 6-10 ... #Addiction #Management
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 ... #Opioid #Withdrawal
Quick Guide: Methadone Starts in the Hospital
Day 1: max daily dose 40 mg methadone
First dose
• Check
Ramsay sedation score ... Support for Hospital Opioid ... ) #Methadone #Initiation ... Algorithm #Treatment #Management ... #Addiction #Opiate
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 ... #Buprenorphine
Quick Guide: Buprenorphine Initiation Algorithm
Adjunctive meds: 
The following can be prescribed PRN for symptoms of withdrawal
Initiation Algorithm ... Adjunctive meds ... Support for Hospital Opioid ... #Treatment #Management ... #Addiction #Opiate