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Emergency Department Initiation of Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder
- r. strayer & e. ketcham (@emupdates)

#Management #Opioid
Emergency Department Initiation ... Buprenorphine for Opioid ... emupdates) #Management ... #Opioid #Buprenorphine ... #Algorithm #Addiction
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
Methadone Hospital Quick Start - Inpatient Initiation for Opioid Use Disorder and Withdrawal
Initial Dosing:
 - Patients
Start - Inpatient Initiation ... for Opioid Use ... calculator as a guide ... #management #withdrawal ... #algorithm
Simple flowchart guide to interpreting arterial blood gases (ABGs). 

#abg #bloodgas #interpretation #algorithm #diagnosis
Simple flowchart guide ... arterial blood gases ... abg #bloodgas #interpretation ... #algorithm #diagnosis
Buprenorphine Initiation for the Uninitiated
1) WAIT FOR MODERATE WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS
 - Precipitated withdrawal can be caused
Buprenorphine Initiation ... withdrawal can be caused ... displacing a full opioid ... withdrawal, begin initiation ... Prescribing #Addiction #Management
Quick Guide: Methadone Starts in the Hospital
Day 1: max daily dose 40 mg methadone
First dose
• Check
Quick Guide: Methadone ... Support for Hospital Opioid ... ) #Methadone #Initiation ... #Algorithm #Treatment ... #Management #Addiction
Emergency Management of Hyperkalemia in Adults
Assess Patient - Airway Breathing Circulation Disability Exposure (ABCDE) Approach
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Emergency Management ... mmol/L - Consider cause ... /L - Treatment guided ... #Hyperkalemia #management ... #algorithm #treatment
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
Algorithm regarding ... considered before initiating ... If other causes ... hemochromatosis #algorithm ... #diagnosis #management
Management of Hyponatremia
Hypertonic Saline - Only indicated if patient has severe symptoms + Na < 125
Give
Management of Hyponatremia ... Diuretics, Consider K-opoid ... SIADH — look for cause ... hourly • Identify Cause ... #algorithm #treatment
Quick Guide: Buprenorphine Initiation Algorithm
Adjunctive meds: 
The following can be prescribed PRN for symptoms of withdrawal
Quick Guide: Buprenorphine ... Initiation Algorithm ... q 6 hours PRN nausea ... Support for Hospital Opioid ... #Management #Addiction