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Opioid Overdose Management and Discharge Criteria

Patients with presumed opioid overdose were safely discharged one hour after
Opioid Overdose ... with presumed opioid ... one hour after naloxone ... Criteria #Opiate #Narcan ... #Naloxone #Addiction
Naloxone - Toxicology

Adult starting dose:
 - 0.4 mg IV/IM/IO/SQ for non-opioid dependent patients
 - 0.04 mg
/IO/SQ for non-opioid ... IV/IM/IO/SQ for opioid-dependent ... /IO/SQ for non-opioid ... IV/IM/IO/SQ for opioid-dependent ... #Narcan #Toxicology
Buprenorphine-Naloxone and treatment of withdrawal symptoms

Prerequisites for starting Suboxone in the ED:

1. Patient has an opioid
Buprenorphine-Naloxone ... Patient has an opioid ... Time since last opioid ... Buprenorphine #Suboxone #Opioid ... Algorithm #Management #Addiction
Inpatient Management of Opioid Use Disorder: Methadone vs Buprenorphine - Comparison Table

Some patients may decline buprenorphine
Management of Opioid ... withdrawn from opioids—roughly ... option is to give naloxone ... Pain #Management #Opioid ... #UseDisorder #Addiction
CA-Bridge Buprenorphine Hospital Quick Start Algorithm - Management of acute opiate withdrawal 
 - Any prescriber
partial agonist opioid ... effective for treating opioid ... (buprenorphine/naloxone ... #Management #Opioid ... Treatment #Algorithm #Addiction
Naloxone Dosing Algorithm

Empirical trials are needed to determine the effective dose of naloxone. Patients who do
Naloxone Dosing ... effective dose of naloxone ... Naloxone, which ... patients with opioid ... #Naloxone #Narcan
What are the different types of buprenorphine?

Though predominantly used as a sublingual film, buprenorphine can also
include combination naloxone ... that prevent an opioid ... Suboxone #Subutex #Addiction
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
syndrome (ARDS) • Opioid ... overdose • Naloxone ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology
Pathophysiology Of Constriction
Exaggerated Ventricular Interdependence:
 • Limited Cardiac Filling due to Fixed Volume → Septum Shifts
/A > 1) • In addition ... expiration ↑ - Karan ... pathophysiology #cardiology