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Buprenorphine-Naloxone and treatment of withdrawal symptoms

Prerequisites for starting Suboxone in the ED:

1. Patient has an opioid
and treatment of withdrawal ... symptoms Prerequisites ... COWS is >12, AND ... Suboxone #Opioid #Withdrawal ... Algorithm #Management #Addiction
Buprenorphine Initiation for the Uninitiated
1) WAIT FOR MODERATE WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS
 - Precipitated withdrawal can be caused
SYMPTOMS - Precipitated ... withdrawal can ... symptoms: e.g. ... COWS Score 6-10 ... #Prescribing #Addiction
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)
 - Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal ... Score (COWS) - ... accounted for by cold symptoms ... Gooseflesh skin #COWS ... Score #diagnosis #addiction
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
Score (COWS) ... only rim of the iris ... unusually moist eyes ... stool • 0 - no GI symptoms ... Score #Diagnosis #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 -