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Buprenorphine-Naloxone and treatment of withdrawal symptoms

Prerequisites for starting Suboxone in the ED:

1. Patient has an opioid
Buprenorphine-Naloxone ... Prerequisites for starting Suboxone ... Buprenorphine #Suboxone
St Paul's Early Discharge Rule
 
ONE HOUR after naloxone administration, patients can be safely discharged if
ONE HOUR after naloxone ... they meet ALL SIX criteria ... Discharge #Rule #Criteria ... #Naloxone #Overdose
Opioid Overdose Management and Discharge Criteria

Patients with presumed opioid overdose were safely discharged one hour after
and Discharge Criteria ... one hour after naloxone ... Management #Discharge #Criteria ... Opiate #Narcan #Naloxone
Trick of the Trade: Naloxone Dilution for IV Use - Given that many ED overdose patients
of the Trade: Naloxone ... opioid-naive, lower naloxone ... and administer naloxone ... or syringe of naloxone ... up the 1 mL of naloxone
What are the different types of buprenorphine?

Though predominantly used as a sublingual film, buprenorphine can also
include combination naloxone ... formulations (eg, suboxone ... Comparison #Table #Suboxone
Naloxone - Toxicology

Adult starting dose:
 - 0.4 mg IV/IM/IO/SQ for non-opioid dependent patients
 - 0.04 mg
Naloxone - Toxicology ... after 10-12 mg naloxone ... the effective* naloxone ... A naloxone infusion ... the effective naloxone
Rapid Titration of IV Naloxone for Opioid Overdose 
Signs of Opioid Overdose: 
 - Hypoventilation associated
Titration of IV Naloxone ... Opioid #Overdose #Naloxone
Community Acquired Pneumonia - Severity and Prognosis
Criteria for Severe CAP - Severe CAP present in 1
and Prognosis Criteria ... present in 1 major criterion ... or 3 minor criteria ... met • Major criteria ... ventilation • Minor criteria
Naloxone for Clonidine Overdose
Indication: Altered mental status, CNS depression or respiratory depression due to clonidine overdose
Dosing:
Naloxone for Clonidine ... minutes Take Home: Naloxone ... MKenettWinters #Naloxone
Infective Endocarditis: Modified Duke Criteria
Clinical Criteria: 
1. Two major criteria 
2. One major and three minor
Modified Duke Criteria ... Clinical Criteria ... Two major criteria ... and three minor criteria ... Five minor criteria