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A practical guide to starting levothyroxine therapy
Calculate full replacement dose: 1.6 mcg/kg/day
Young, otherwise healthy patient:
 •
full replacement dose ... of therapy • Start ... /4 anticipated dose ... levothyroxine #synthroid ... #therapy #initiation
Methadone Hospital Quick Start - Inpatient Initiation for Opioid Use Disorder and Withdrawal
Initial Dosing:
 - Patients
Hospital Quick Start ... - Inpatient Initiation ... Patients should be dosed ... Hospital #Inpatient #Initiation ... opiate #opioid #algorithm
Quick Guide: Methadone Starts in the Hospital
Day 1: max daily dose 40 mg methadone
First dose
• Check
Guide: Methadone Starts ... Day 1: max daily dose ... ) #Methadone #Initiation ... #Algorithm #Treatment ... Addiction #Opiate #Start
Quick Guide: Buprenorphine Initiation Algorithm
Adjunctive meds: 
The following can be prescribed PRN for symptoms of withdrawal
Buprenorphine Initiation ... Algorithm Adjunctive ... 1, then day 2 start ... withdrawal, then start ... Buprenorphine #Initiation
Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
infection - Management Algorithm ... dialysis circuit and start ... after treatment initiation ... infection #Management #Algorithm ... #CRBSI #diagnosis
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis ... Algorithm DILI ... drugs, OTC (record start ... information (e.g. dose ... #Algorithm #hepatology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... broad category and does ... a month after initiating ... ’t worry about initiating ... Start steroids if
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 • an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
50 years in men Diagnosis ... myasthenia usually • Starts ... exacerbation at high doses ... should precede initiation ... within 3 years of diagnosis
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
simply a clinical diagnosis ... to be in ADHF starts ... establishing a diagnosis ... adjusting the dose ... #algorithm #management
HBV Reactivation Risk in IBD on Immunosuppression Algorithm
Risk of Reactivation
High Risk: >10% Risk
 • HBsAg+ /
Immunosuppression Algorithm ... Prophylaxis (PPx) • Start ... after d/c PPx Algorithm ... Immunosuppression #Algorithm ... #diagnosis #management