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ED-Bridge Buprenorphine Algorithm for management of acute opiate withdrawal in the ED

#Management #Opioid #Withdrawal #Emergency #Buprenorphine
of acute opiate withdrawal ... Management #Opioid #Withdrawal ... Treatment #Algorithm #Addiction
Comparison of Opioid Withdrawal Profiles

#Opioid #Withdrawal #Pharmacology #Diagnosis #Addiction #Halflife #Timeline #Windows
Comparison of Opioid Withdrawal ... Profiles #Opioid #Withdrawal ... Pharmacology #Diagnosis #Addiction
Opioid Withdrawal Symptom Timeline
Stage l: Up to 8 hours 
Stage II: 8—24 hours 
Stage Ill: Up
Opioid Withdrawal ... days #Opioid #Withdrawal ... #Progression #Addiction
COWS Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale
Score: 
5-12 mild; 13-24 moderate; 25-36 moderately severe; more than 36 =
Clinical Opiate Withdrawal ... than 36 = severe withdrawal ... #Diagnosis #Addiction ... #COWS #Opiate #Withdrawal
Buprenorphine Induction Algorithm

#Management #Pain #Withdrawal #Buprenorphine #Induction #Algorithm #Addiction #Prescribing
Management #Pain #Withdrawal ... Induction #Algorithm #Addiction
Addictions: Pathogenesis

Mesolimbic Dopaminergic Pathway:
 • Dopaminergic neurons in Ventral Tegmental Area (VTA) in midbrain under continuous
Addictions: Pathogenesis ... which influence addictive ... behaviours -> Addiction ... Tolerance and Withdrawal ... ) #Drug #Addiction
ZSFG Inpatient Management of Opioid Use Disorder: Buprenorphine
#Management #Addiction #Buprenorphine #Inpatient #Opioid #Withdrawal #COWS #Algorithm
#Management #Addiction ... Inpatient #Opioid #Withdrawal
Buprenorphine Algorithm for Uncomplicated Opioid Withdrawal - ACEP Opioids Clinical Policy

Assess Withdrawal Severity - Objective signs
Uncomplicated Opioid Withdrawal ... Policy Assess Withdrawal ... Clinical Opiate Withdrawal ... on severity of withdrawal ... #management #addiction
Mytomes - Segmental Innervation of Muscles
Shoulder	Abduction	C5	Axillary Nerve
Shoulder	Adduction	C6-C8	Thoracodorsal Nerve
Elbow	Flexion	C5	Musculocutaneous Nerve
Elbow	Extension	C7	Radial Nerve
Wrist	Extension	C6	Radial Nerve
Fingers	Flexion	C8	Median Nerve
Fingers	Abduction	T1	Ulnar Nerve
Hip	Flexion	L2	Nerve to Psoas
Hip	Extension	S1	Inferior Gluteal
Muscles Shoulder Abduction ... Nerve Shoulder Adduction ... Nerve Fingers Abduction ... Gluteal Nerve Hip Abduction ... #MuscleGroups #MSK
Buprenorphine-Naloxone and treatment of withdrawal symptoms

Prerequisites for starting Suboxone in the ED:

1. Patient has an opioid
and treatment of withdrawal ... Suboxone #Opioid #Withdrawal ... Algorithm #Management #Addiction