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Buprenorphine Initiation for the Uninitiated
1) WAIT FOR MODERATE WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS
 - Precipitated withdrawal can be caused
withdrawal can be caused ... begin initiation during ... withdrawal symptoms: e.g ... #Prescribing #Addiction ... #Management
CA-Bridge Buprenorphine Hospital Quick Start Algorithm - Management of acute opiate withdrawal 
 - Any prescriber
Start Algorithm - Management ... If patient is stable ... co-exisiting chronic pain ... split dosing TID ... Treatment #Algorithm #Addiction
Inpatient Management of Opioid Use Disorder: Methadone vs Buprenorphine - Comparison Table

Some patients may decline buprenorphine
Buprenorphine - Comparison Table ... Dosing usually begins ... formulation, the dose ... Buprenorphine #Comparison #Pain ... #UseDisorder #Addiction
Pearls for Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder

First-line pharmacotherapies for moderate to severe AUD include naltrexone and
include abdominal pain ... , nausea, and diarrhea ... respectively) at the doses ... #UseDisorder #Management ... Therapies #Screening #Addiction
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Phos), CBC with differential ... Continue prior dose ... subjective dyspnea, etc ... Drugs to avoid (main ... MyastheniaGravis #Checklist #Management
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Pleuritic chest pain ... Lung Abscess Differential ... • Vasculitis (e.g ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential ... #causes #management
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential ... Framework and Management ... Summary Causes ... - Abdominal pain ... #causes #treatment
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... Management during ... Management during ... Management during
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
very remarkable w/differential ... vision changes, etc ... claudication: pain ... chews, not just pain ... Symptoms #Diagnosis #Management
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Diagnosis and Management ... infectious disease caused ... 20-90%, normal ECG ... 80%) (abdominal pain ... divided into 2 doses