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Pearls for Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder

First-line pharmacotherapies for moderate to severe AUD include naltrexone and
for Treatment of Alcohol ... include abdominal pain ... #UseDisorder #Management ... Therapies #Screening #Addiction ... #Medications #Pharmacology
Methadone - Pharmacology, Dosing and Interactions

Methadone is more of an Art than a Science, it’s a
Methadone - Pharmacology ... #Methadone #Pharmacology ... #Interactions #Pain ... #Addiction #Management
Causes of Fatigue - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Endocrine
 • Hypo/Hyperthyroidism
 • Diabetes
 • Pituitary Insufficiency
 • Adrenal
Myasthenia Gravis Pharmacologic ... Alcohol) • Drug ... Malnutrition / Drug Addiction ... Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Phenobarbital monotherapy algorithm for alcohol withdrawal

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-Phenobarbital monotherapy has numerous advantages
algorithm for alcohol ... phenobarbital-monotherapy-withdrawal-management-algorithm-protocol-pulmcrit ... another problem in addition ... useful initially to gain ... #Management #Alcohol
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
checklist Evaluation ... abdominal compartment syndrome ... Pain control - ... gram Q6hr) and pain-dose ... #Pancreatitis #Checklist
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
• Serotonin syndrome ... Anticholinergic syndrome ... neurotoxicity • Alcohol ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
ED Opioid Stewardship Algorithm

Opioid Naive vs Opioid Tolerant

1. Patient Specific, Pain Syndrome-Targeted Approach
2. Combinations of Non-Pharmacologic
Patient Specific, Pain ... Syndrome-Targeted ... Combinations of Non-Pharmacologic ... Stewardship #Algorithm #Management ... #Pain #ED
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
 - 
Exclude hypoglycemia if
Checklist for Treatment ... if uncontrolled pain ... sleeping, administer pharmacologic ... #Delirium #Checklist ... #Management #Treatment
Esophageal Necrosis
Etiology:
 - Ischemia and Gastric Outlet Obstruction with GERD may be inciting events
 - Associated
Stevens-Johnson syndrome ... vomiting following alcohol ... binge, Alcoholic ... retrosternal chest pain ... Necrosis #diagnosis #management
Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Post Bariatric Intestinal Failure:
 • Severe protein malnutrition after bariatric surgery
 • More
Consider refeeding syndrome ... deficiencies) Dumping Syndrome ... bloating, abd pain ... metronidazole • Alcohol ... misuse and addiction