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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 ... Withdrawal #Algorithm #Management
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 ... #Management #EM ... #IM #PCC #Naloxone
Rapid Titration of IV Naloxone for Opioid Overdose 
Signs of Opioid Overdose: 
 - Hypoventilation associated
Titration of IV Naloxone ... unconsciousness #Management ... Opioid #Overdose #Naloxone
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 ... Narcan #Toxicology #Management
Opioid Overdose Management and Discharge Criteria

Patients with presumed opioid overdose were safely discharged one hour after
Opioid Overdose Management ... one hour after naloxone ... Opioid #Overdose #Management ... Opiate #Narcan #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 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 ... Overdose #toxicology #management
St Paul's Early Discharge Rule
 
ONE HOUR after naloxone administration, patients can be safely discharged if
ONE HOUR after naloxone ... Rule #Criteria #Naloxone
Methadone Hospital Quick Start - Inpatient Initiation for Opioid Use Disorder and Withdrawal
Initial Dosing:
 - Patients
- Order naloxone ... Inpatient #Initiation #management
CA-Bridge Buprenorphine Hospital Quick Start Algorithm - Management of acute opiate withdrawal 
 - Any prescriber
Start Algorithm - Management ... (buprenorphine/naloxone ... dosing TID/QID #Management