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COWS Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale
Score: 
5-12 mild; 13-24 moderate; 25-36 moderately severe; more than 36 =
Withdrawal Scale ... #Diagnosis #Addiction ... Withdrawal #Scale ... Buprenorphine #Nursing #Assessment ... #Score
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
Score (COWS) ... is scored • 0 ... Treatment (SHOUT) #COWS ... #Scale #Buprenorphine ... #Addiction #Nursing
Quick Guide: Methadone Starts in the Hospital
Day 1: max daily dose 40 mg methadone
First dose
• Check
Guide: Methadone Starts ... First dose • Check COWS ... Ramsay sedation score ... Algorithm #Treatment #Management ... #Addiction #Opiate
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
stepwise daily assessment ... Total scores >2 ... Richmond Agitation ... Sedation Scale ... CriticalCare #diagnosis #management