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Inpatient Management of Opioid Use Disorder: Methadone vs Buprenorphine - Comparison Table

Some patients may decline buprenorphine
: Methadone vs Buprenorphine ... medication assisted treatment ... In these cases, ... Hospital Opioid Use Treatment ... #UseDisorder #Addiction
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... 38 degrees • Chills ... hemorrhage • Treatment ... #differential #causes ... #management #treatment
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
1 - subjective chills ... last ½ hour • 2 - nausea ... Hospital Opioid Use Treatment ... Withdrawal #Scale #Buprenorphine ... Score #Diagnosis #Addiction
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Generalized: Chills ... Septic emboli cause ... hematuria, + RF Treatment ... Treat underlying cause ... Complications: Abscess
Proptotic Eye found to have Abscess on POCUS (Endophthalmitis)

- Dr. J. Christian Fox https://twitter.com/jchristianfox

-- Editor Addition
found to have Abscess ... jchristianfox -- Editor Addition ... patient in this case ... appropriate w/u and treatment ... 1119331601559646209 #Ocular #Abscess
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
six months of treatment ... osteomyelitis, cutaneous abscesses ... Fever, chills, lack ... unintentional weight loss, nausea ... by delaying ART treatment
Quick Guide: Buprenorphine Initiation Algorithm
Adjunctive meds: 
The following can be prescribed PRN for symptoms of withdrawal
Quick Guide: Buprenorphine ... q 6 hours PRN nausea ... Hospital Opioid Use Treatment ... (SHOUT) #Buprenorphine ... #Management #Addiction