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SHOT Scale - Alcohol Withdrawal Assessment Scale

#SHOT #Scale #Alcohol #Withdrawal #EtOH #Assessment #Score #Scale #Diagnosis #Nursing
SHOT Scale - Alcohol ... Withdrawal Assessment ... Scale #SHOT # ... #EtOH #Assessment ... Scale #Diagnosis #Nursing
COWS Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale
Score: 
5-12 mild; 13-24 moderate; 25-36 moderately severe; more than 36 =
Clinical Opiate Withdrawal ... than 36 = severe withdrawal ... #COWS #Opiate #Withdrawal ... Buprenorphine #Nursing ... #Assessment #Score
Clinical institute withdrawal assessment of alcohol scale revised (CIWA-AR).

#Diagnosis #Management #Alcohol #Withdrawal #Assessment #CIWAAR #Revised #Scale
assessment of alcohol ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Alcohol #Withdrawal ... #Assessment #CIWAAR ... #Scale #Score #Nursing
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal ... attributed to opiate withdrawal ... > 36 = severe withdrawal ... Use Treatment (SHOUT ... #COWS #Opiate #Withdrawal
Buprenorphine-Naloxone and treatment of withdrawal symptoms

Prerequisites for starting Suboxone in the ED:

1. Patient has an opioid
and treatment of withdrawal ... opioid >12hr (short ... Suboxone #Opioid #Withdrawal ... #Algorithm #Management
Inpatient Management of Opioid Use Disorder: Methadone vs Buprenorphine - Comparison Table

Some patients may decline buprenorphine
Inpatient Management ... has completely withdrawn ... opioids—roughly 5-7 day for short ... Use Treatment (SHOUT ... Comparison #Pain #Management
Buprenorphine Initiation for the Uninitiated
1) WAIT FOR MODERATE WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS
 - Precipitated withdrawal can be caused
WAIT FOR MODERATE WITHDRAWAL ... - Precipitated withdrawal ... begin initiation during ... moderate withdrawal ... Prescribing #Addiction #Management
Phenobarbital monotherapy algorithm for alcohol withdrawal

** EDIT - SEE UPDATED ALGORITHM HERE:
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-Phenobarbital monotherapy has numerous advantages
algorithm for alcohol withdrawal ... phenobarbital-monotherapy-withdrawal-management-algorithm-protocol-pulmcrit ... center that is using ... #Management #Alcohol ... #EtOH #Withdrawal
Gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB) - Toxicology

Clinical presentation
 - Symptoms of GHB toxicity include: short term anterograde amnesia,
toxicity include: short ... intoxication and withdrawal ... intubation - GHB withdrawal ... Toxicity #Diagnosis #Management
Parkinsonian Gait 

Parkinson's gait is very characteristic: Standing, the patient tends to tilt the trunk forward,
During gait, it ... making your steps short ... gait movement and turning ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video