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

#Management #Opioid
Emergency Department Initiation ... Buprenorphine #Algorithm ... #Addiction #Initiation
Buprenorphine Initiation for the Uninitiated
1) WAIT FOR MODERATE WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS
 - Precipitated withdrawal can be caused
Buprenorphine Initiation ... withdrawal, begin initiation ... 2) START LOW DOSE ... Buprenorphine #Initiation ... #Prescribing #Addiction
Algorithm for Metformin Prescribing and Dosing in CKD
Dose Initiation - Immediate release:
 • Initial 500 mg
Algorithm for Metformin ... Dosing in CKD Dose ... Initiation - Immediate ... Dose Initiation ... #pharmacology #algorithm
Quick Guide: Methadone Starts in the Hospital
Day 1: max daily dose 40 mg methadone
First dose
• Check
Day 1: max daily dose ... methadone First dose ... ) #Methadone #Initiation ... #Algorithm #Treatment ... #Management #Addiction
Metformin in Diabetic Kidney Disease
Immediate release:
 • Initial 500 mg or 850 mg once daily
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until maximum dose ... Initiate at half the dose ... maximum recommended dose ... #pharmacology #algorithm ... management #kdigo #initiation
Methadone Hospital Quick Start - Inpatient Initiation for Opioid Use Disorder and Withdrawal
Initial Dosing:
 - Patients
Start - Inpatient Initiation ... Patients should be dosed ... Hospital #Inpatient #Initiation ... opiate #opioid #algorithm
BiPAP Initiation Algorithm
Screen for contraindications:
 • Obtundation (unarousable)
 • Inability to wear a mask (wounds)
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BiPAP Initiation ... Algorithm Screen ... 3rEtbK8 #BiPAP #BiLevel ... #Initiation #Algorithm
CA-Bridge Buprenorphine Hospital Quick Start Algorithm - Management of acute opiate withdrawal 
 - Any prescriber
Hospital Quick Start Algorithm ... lower initial dose ... initial daily dose ... Buprenorphine #Treatment #Algorithm ... #Addiction #Prescribing
Priority-based management algorithm for the undifferentiated patient in PEA arrest
PEA (no pulse by manual palp +
Priority-based management algorithm ... Cardiac POCUS 3 ... A-line placement - POCUS ... infusion / Push-dose ... #PEA #arrest #algorithm
SHoC-ED - Does Point-of-Care Ultrasonography Improve Clinical Outcomes in Emergency Department Patients With Undifferentiated Hypotension? 

Ann
SHoC-ED - Does Point-of-Care ... The addition of ... Wilkinsonjonny #SHoCED #POCUS