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Quick Guide: Methadone Starts in the Hospital
Day 1: max daily dose 40 mg methadone
First dose
• Check
• If endorsing withdrawal ... Ramsay sedation score ... Hospital Opioid Use Treatment ... Methadone #Initiation #Algorithm ... #Treatment #Management
Suspected Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm

Celiac disease suspected:
 • Signs and symptoms of celiac disease
 •
Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm ... unresponsive to treatment ... without discernable cause ... Disease #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #gastroenterology
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
Score (COWS) ... is scored • 0 ... last ½ hour • 2 - nausea ... Hospital Opioid Use Treatment ... Buprenorphine #Score
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
Algorithm regarding ... diagnosis and treatment ... If other causes ... hemochromatosis #algorithm ... management #hepatology #gastroenterology
Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Symptom | Diagnosis
• Solid-food dysphagia present for months to years | Mechanical
Other - ALS, Dementia ... disorder → EGD Treatment ... the underlying cause ... Diagnosis #Management #gastroenterology
Prediction of Alcohol Withdrawal Severity Scale (PAWSS)

Part B: Based on patient interview: 

1. Have you ever
Prediction of Alcohol Withdrawal ... rehabilitation treatment ... or out-patient treatment ... sweating, agitation, nausea ... Severity #Scale #Score
Gastroenterology Endoscopy Tools and Accessories - A Visual Catalog for Trainees and Young Gastroenterologists
Biopsy Forceps:
Gastroenterology ... bleeding • OVER-THE-SCOPE ... for palliative treatment ... energy or heat to cause ... ERCP • CHOLANGIO-SCOPE
Refractory Helicobacter Pylori Infection

Causes:
 • Antibiotic resistance (i.e. prior antibiotic exposure to levofloxacin)
 • Non-adherence (i.e.
Pylori Infection Causes ... leads to more treatment ... diagnosis #management #algorithm ... #gastroenterology
Quick Guide: Buprenorphine Initiation Algorithm
Adjunctive meds: 
The following can be prescribed PRN for symptoms of withdrawal
Buprenorphine Initiation Algorithm ... for symptoms of withdrawal ... q 6 hours PRN nausea ... Hospital Opioid Use Treatment ... #Treatment #Management