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A practical guide to starting levothyroxine therapy
Calculate full replacement dose: 1.6 mcg/kg/day
Young, otherwise healthy patient:
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otherwise healthy patient ... weight-based dose Older patient ... of therapy • Start ... levothyroxine #synthroid ... #therapy #initiation
Methadone Hospital Quick Start - Inpatient Initiation for Opioid Use Disorder and Withdrawal
Initial Dosing:
 - Patients
Hospital Quick Start ... - Inpatient Initiation ... Methadone #Hospital #Inpatient ... #Initiation #management ... opiate #opioid #algorithm
Buprenorphine Initiation for the Uninitiated
1) WAIT FOR MODERATE WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS
 - Precipitated withdrawal can be caused
Buprenorphine Initiation ... withdrawal, begin initiation ... guidance. 2) START ... following day, start ... Buprenorphine #Initiation
Priority-based management algorithm for the undifferentiated patient in PEA arrest
PEA (no pulse by manual palp +
Priority-based management algorithm ... undifferentiated patient ... Start femoral A-line ... Start vasopressor ... #PEA #arrest #algorithm
Algorithm for Treating Constipation in Hospitalized Patients
1. Start with miralax daily, uptitrate to desired BM, consider
Algorithm for Treating ... Start with miralax ... #Constipation #Algorithm ... management #treatment #inpatient
START is a rapid triage system for prioritizing disaster victims
Briefly, it is based around:
- Is the
START is a rapid ... around: - Is the patient ... minor - Is the patient ... Management #Disaster #START ... Incident #Triage #Algorithm
Hypereosinophilia Different Diagnosis and Workup
Secondary causes are broad so start with a med review, the most
causes are broad so start ... cause in the US inpatient ... Diagnosis #Workup #algorithm
Maculopapular - Diagnostic Algorithm
Pathophysiology:
- Catch-all term with a wide range of potential pathophysiologic mechanisms and causative
Maculopapular - Diagnostic Algorithm ... fluid-filled lesions may start ... stratify urgency of inpatient ... Color #Targetoid #Algorithm
Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
infection - Management Algorithm ... dialysis circuit and start ... complicated CRBSI but patient ... after treatment initiation ... infection #Management #Algorithm
Quick Guide: Methadone Starts in the Hospital
Day 1: max daily dose 40 mg methadone
First dose
• Check
Guide: Methadone Starts ... ) #Methadone #Initiation ... #Algorithm #Treatment ... Addiction #Opiate #Start ... #Prescribing #Inpatient