4 results
Buprenorphine-Naloxone and treatment of withdrawal symptoms

Prerequisites for starting Suboxone in the ED:

1. Patient has an opioid
Buprenorphine-Naloxone ... of withdrawal symptoms ... COWS is >12, AND ... methadone) #Buprenorphine ... Algorithm #Management #Addiction
Buprenorphine Initiation for the Uninitiated
1) WAIT FOR MODERATE WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS
 - Precipitated withdrawal can be caused
Buprenorphine Initiation ... MODERATE WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS ... Moderate withdrawal symptoms ... COWS Score 6-10 ... #Prescribing #Addiction
Acute Closed Angle Glaucoma: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
OPHTHALMIC EMERGENCY: Early detection is essential, but most patients
present with a red eye ... lights are a key symptom ... Occurs in small eyes ... pressure gradient bows ... iris forward -
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
Withdrawal Score (COWS ... only rim of the iris ... unusually moist eyes ... Withdrawal #Scale #Buprenorphine ... Score #Diagnosis #Addiction