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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 #Addiction ... Buprenorphine #Nursing #Assessment ... #Score
Buprenorphine-Naloxone and treatment of withdrawal symptoms

Prerequisites for starting Suboxone in the ED:

1. Patient has an opioid
Buprenorphine-Naloxone and treatment ... of withdrawal symptoms ... >12hr (short acting ... #Withdrawal #Algorithm ... #Management #Addiction
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)
 - Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is
Clinical Opioid ... Withdrawal Score ... Observation during assessment ... Observation during assessment ... #Opioid #Withdrawal
Inpatient Management of Opioid Use Disorder: Methadone vs Buprenorphine - Comparison Table

Some patients may decline buprenorphine
Inpatient Management ... has completely withdrawn ... 5-7 day for short ... Use Treatment ( ... #Addiction #DecisionAid
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
Clinical Opioid ... Withdrawal Score ... Observation during assessment ... or twice during assessment ... #Nursing #Assessment
Clinical institute withdrawal assessment of alcohol scale revised (CIWA-AR).

#Diagnosis #Management #Alcohol #Withdrawal #Assessment #CIWAAR #Revised #Scale
Clinical institute ... withdrawal assessment ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Assessment #CIWAAR ... Revised #Scale #Score
Quick Guide: Methadone Starts in the Hospital
Day 1: max daily dose 40 mg methadone
First dose
• Check
Guide: Methadone Starts ... Ramsay sedation score ... Support for Hospital Opioid ... Use Treatment ( ... #Management #Addiction
Smoking Cessation Management
Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT):
Long-Acting NRT:
 • Patch: Wear for 24 hours at a time.
Smoking Cessation Management ... Short-Acting NRT ... after FDA-approved treatments ... CORE IM Podcast ... #pharmacology #addition
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
stepwise daily assessment ... Total scores >2 ... will vary with clinical ... Opioids: • Fentanyl ... CriticalCare #diagnosis #management
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
esp in work-up/management ... PMH; consider withdrawal ... NOTES: The last clinic ... own objective assessment ... the Pt's current clinical