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Acute Pain Control In Patients On Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT)
Methadone - µ-opioid receptor agonist:
1) Continue maintenance
opioids Buprenorphine ... #PainControl #management ... #Buprenorphine ... #methadone #addiction ... #opiate
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
Clinical Opioid ... attributed to opiate ... SHOUT) #COWS #Opiate ... Withdrawal #Scale #Buprenorphine ... #Addiction #Nursing
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 ... Support for Hospital Opioid ... Algorithm #Treatment #Management ... #Addiction #Opiate
Quick Guide: Buprenorphine Initiation Algorithm
Adjunctive meds: 
The following can be prescribed PRN for symptoms of withdrawal
Quick Guide: Buprenorphine ... Algorithm Adjunctive meds ... Support for Hospital Opioid ... Algorithm #Treatment #Management ... #Addiction #Opiate