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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 ... has completely withdrawn ... Dosing usually begins ... #UseDisorder #Addiction
FDA-Approved 1st line Medications for Tobacco Cessation Treatment

Nicotine patch, Nicotine lozenge, Nicotine gum, Nicotine inhaler, Nicotine
Tobacco Cessation Treatment ... , Varenicline (tablet ... Cessation #Therapy #Comparison ... #Table #Agents ... #Dosing
REBEL Review 71: Treatment of Thyroid Storm 

Propranolol 
Esmolol 
Propylthiouracil (PTU) 
Methimazole 
Saturated Solution of Potassium
REBEL Review 71: Treatment ... hyperthyroidism #table ... #management #treatment ... #pharmacology #comparison ... #Dosages #dosing
CA-Bridge Buprenorphine Hospital Quick Start Algorithm - Management of acute opiate withdrawal 
 - Any prescriber
of acute opiate withdrawal ... If patient is stable ... as first-line treatment ... Buprenorphine Dosing ... #Algorithm #Addiction
Buprenorphine Initiation for the Uninitiated
1) WAIT FOR MODERATE WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS
 - Precipitated withdrawal can be caused
- Precipitated withdrawal ... begin initiation during ... moderate withdrawal ... symptoms: e.g. ... #Prescribing #Addiction
PDE5 inhibitors are usually the drugs of first choice for erectile dysfunction.

PDE5 inhibitors enhance an erection that is
with caution - e.g ... #pharmacology #comparison ... #treatment #medications ... #dosing #drugs ... #table #pharmacotherapy
Opioid Use Disorder Medications - Pharmacokinetics

Buprenorphine is a partial mu-opioid receptor agonist with low intrinsic activity,
stages of the addiction ... , no effect of QT ... the sublingual tablet ... Pharmacokinetics #Comparison ... #Table #Pharmacology
Alcohol Use Disorder - Maintenance Treatment
Naltrexone (first line) - First line for most people without contraindications
- Maintenance Treatment ... anxious, EtOH withdrawal ... family, opioid treatment ... #pharmacology #table ... #addiction
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal ... assessment • 0 - able ... still, but is able ... Hospital Opioid Use Treatment ... Score #Diagnosis #Addiction
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Treatment depends ... Surgical devices, e.g ... Sepsis (→ 3-14) e.g ... . during manipulation ... neurotoxicity • Alcohol withdrawal