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Inpatient Management of Opioid Use Disorder: Methadone vs Buprenorphine - Comparison Table

Some patients may decline buprenorphine
Buprenorphine - Comparison ... Table Some patients ... Dosing usually begins ... Use Treatment ( ... #UseDisorder #Addiction
Buprenorphine Initiation for the Uninitiated
1) WAIT FOR MODERATE WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS
 - Precipitated withdrawal can be caused
displacing a full opioid ... begin initiation during ... withdrawal symptoms: e.g ... COWS Score 6-10 ... #Prescribing #Addiction
Alcohol Use Disorder - Maintenance Treatment
Naltrexone (first line) - First line for most people without contraindications
Alcohol Use Disorder ... by family, opioid ... uptitrate) #AUD #Alcohol ... #pharmacology #table ... #addiction
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
Clinical Opioid ... (COWS) Resting ... Use Treatment ( ... SHOUT) #COWS ... #Diagnosis #Addiction
Prediction of Alcohol Withdrawal Severity Scale (PAWSS)

Part B: Based on patient interview: 

1. Have you ever
rehabilitation treatment ... or out-patient treatment ... (e.g., HR >120 bpm ... Severity #Scale #Score ... #Diagnosis #Addiction
Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST‐10) Questionnaire and Interpretation
1. Have you used drugs other than those required
Are you always able ... to stop using drugs ... your drug use (e.g ... Questionnaire #diagnosis #addiction ... #Score