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OPIOID SWITCHING AND TAPERING.

Long term opioid use results in physical (and potentially psychological) dependence. Opioids should
OPIOID SWITCHING ... Long term opioid ... sweating, anxiety, nausea ... #pharmacology #conversion ... #management #Guide
Pain Assessment and Management Initiative (PAMI) - Opioid Prescribing and Equianalgesic Chart - Agents and Dosing

#Management
Assessment and Management ... Initiative (PAMI) - Opioid ... and Dosing #Management ... #Pharmacology #Opioid ... Equianalgesics #Conversion
Intern Pocket Cards - Pharmacologic Pain Management Options
Anti-inflammatory:
 • Acetaminophen (24 hours: < 3-4g in healthy
Pharmacologic Pain Management ... anticoagulation) • Opioid ... Equianalgesia Conversion ... pocketcardset #Pain #Opioid ... #Conversion #Table
Inpatient Management of Opioid Use Disorder: Methadone vs Buprenorphine - Comparison Table

Some patients may decline buprenorphine
Inpatient Management ... of Opioid Use Disorder ... In these cases, ... side effects are nausea ... Comparison #Pain #Management
Cyanide Toxicity 
Treatment:
1) Hydroxocobalamin + Cyanide = Cyanocobalamin (nontoxic) 
   or 
2) Amyl nitrite
Amyl nitrite - causes ... thiosulfate enhances conversion ... Pathophysiology #Management
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Uncommon Causes ... pain, cough Opioid ... Overdose: • Any opioid ... classic signs of opioid ... #edema #causes
Naloxone for Clonidine Overdose
Indication: Altered mental status, CNS depression or respiratory depression due to clonidine overdose
Dosing:
increase endogenous opioid ... Endogenous opioids ... supported in pediatric cases ... move on to other cares ... Overdose #toxicology #management
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary ... Noncardiogenic pulmonary ... because of excessive pulmonary ... Causes include: ... syndrome (ARDS) • Opioid
“H’s & T’s“ - The reversible causes of Cardiac Arrest 
Hypovolemia, Hypoxia/Hypoxemia, Hydrogen Ion Excess (Acidosis),
The reversible causes ... Pneumothorax, Thrombosis (Pulmonary ... diagnosis #arrest #management
Naloxone - Toxicology

Adult starting dose:
 - 0.4 mg IV/IM/IO/SQ for non-opioid dependent patients
 - 0.04 mg
/IO/SQ for non-opioid ... IV/IM/IO/SQ for opioid-dependent ... /IO/SQ for non-opioid ... search for other causes ... Narcan #Toxicology #Management