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Pearls for Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder

First-line pharmacotherapies for moderate to severe AUD include naltrexone and
Pearls for Treatment ... pain, nausea, and diarrhea ... UseDisorder #Management #Treatment ... Therapies #Screening #Addiction ... #Medications #Pharmacology
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
Diarrhea Workup ... Ova and Parasite ... Adjust IS medications ... malabsorption #Diarrhea ... Algorithm #Transplant #diagnosis
Inpatient Management of Opioid Use Disorder: Methadone vs Buprenorphine - Comparison Table

Some patients may decline buprenorphine
Buprenorphine - Comparison ... interested in medication ... assisted treatment ... Buprenorphine #Comparison ... #UseDisorder #Addiction
What is the difference between ischemic colitis and mesenteric ischemia?
A common misnomer. Mesenteric ischemia and ischemic
scripts and initial treatment ... tenderness, bloody diarrhea ... mesentericischemia #comparison ... #differences #diagnosis
Atrial Fibrillation RVR - Medications
Diltiazem
 • Preferred in patients with chronic lung such as Asthma and
Fibrillation RVR - Medications ... Cannot tolerate addition ... Fibrillation #AFib #RVR #Medications ... #management #treatment ... #comparison #table
Hepatorenal Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Who gets HRS?
 • Decompensated cirrhosis
 • Typically with existing
Hepatorenal Syndrome - Diagnosis ... a precipitant: Medications ... Side effects: Diarrhea ... Syndrome #HRS #Diagnosis ... #Management #treatment
Risk Factors and Signs of Copper Deficiency
Risk Factors:
 • Gastrointestinal: Previous upper bowel resection/bariatric surgery, Inflammatory
disease, Chronic diarrhoea ... Cystic fibrosis • Medications ... dental fixatives, Treatment ... Copper #Deficiency #diagnosis
Solid Organ Transplant - Diarrhea - Diagnostic and Workup Algorithm
1st Tier Microbiologic Testing: CDiff (stool), CMV
Organ Transplant - Diarrhea ... - Diagnostic and ... viral PCR (stool), Ova ... 1) Adjust IS medications ... malabsorption #Diarrhea
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
gastric acidity, medications ... tongue), abd pain, diarrhea ... Check for IF ab Treatment ... consider other diagnosis ... Cobalamin #Deficiency #diagnosis
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
- vomiting or diarrhea ... multiple episodes of diarrhea ... Hospital Opioid Use Treatment ... Buprenorphine #Score #Diagnosis ... #Addiction #Nursing