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CA-Bridge Buprenorphine Hospital Quick Start Algorithm - Management of acute opiate withdrawal 
 - Any prescriber
Hospital Quick Start Algorithm ... Management of acute opiate ... If patient is stable ... Buprenorphine Dosing ... #Addiction #Prescribing
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)
 - Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is
Opioid Withdrawal Score ... attributed to opiate ... withdrawal is scored ... Opioid #Withdrawal #Score ... #diagnosis #addiction
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
Opioid Withdrawal Score ... attributed to opiate ... withdrawal is scored ... SHOUT) #COWS #Opiate ... #Diagnosis #Addiction
Quick Guide: Methadone Starts in the Hospital
Day 1: max daily dose 40 mg methadone
First dose
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Ramsay sedation score ... Methadone #Initiation #Algorithm ... Treatment #Management #Addiction ... #Opiate #Start
Quick Guide: Buprenorphine Initiation Algorithm
Adjunctive meds: 
The following can be prescribed PRN for symptoms of withdrawal
Buprenorphine Initiation Algorithm ... to follow day 1 algorithm ... hold additional dosing ... Treatment #Management #Addiction ... #Opiate #Start
Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST‐10) Questionnaire and Interpretation
1. Have you used drugs other than those required
Are you always able ... to stop using drugs ... DAST-10 Score: ... Questionnaire #diagnosis #addiction ... #Score