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Inpatient Management of Opioid Use Disorder: Methadone vs Buprenorphine - Comparison Table

Some patients may decline buprenorphine
Buprenorphine - Comparison Table ... medication assisted treatment ... has completely withdrawn ... Dosing usually begins ... #UseDisorder #Addiction
CA-Bridge Buprenorphine Hospital Quick Start Algorithm - Management of acute opiate withdrawal 
 - Any prescriber
of acute opiate withdrawal ... If patient is stable ... as first-line treatment ... Buprenorphine Dosing ... #Algorithm #Addiction
Pearls for Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder

First-line pharmacotherapies for moderate to severe AUD include naltrexone and
Pearls for Treatment ... abdominal pain, nausea ... UseDisorder #Management #Treatment ... Therapies #Screening #Addiction ... #Medications #Pharmacology
Alcohol Use Disorder - Maintenance Treatment
Naltrexone (first line) - First line for most people without contraindications
- Maintenance Treatment ... anxious, EtOH withdrawal ... family, opioid treatment ... #management #pharmacology ... #table #addiction
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal ... still, but is able ... last ½ hour • 2 - nausea ... Hospital Opioid Use Treatment ... Score #Diagnosis #Addiction
Prediction of Alcohol Withdrawal Severity Scale (PAWSS)

Part B: Based on patient interview: 

1. Have you ever
rehabilitation treatment ... or out-patient treatment ... or barbiturates during ... sweating, agitation, nausea ... Score #Diagnosis #Addiction
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
& Dry) is the treatment ... then be excreted using ... the determined cause ... #table #foamed ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
Quick Guide: Buprenorphine Initiation Algorithm
Adjunctive meds: 
The following can be prescribed PRN for symptoms of withdrawal
q 6 hours PRN nausea ... hold additional dosing ... Hospital Opioid Use Treatment ... Initiation #Algorithm #Treatment ... #Management #Addiction
Medications Used in the Abortive Treatment of Ongoing Seizure Activity in the Emergency Department

INITIAL THERAPY
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in the Abortive Treatment ... SECOND-TIER TREATMENTS ... Phenytoin - May cause ... Medications #Neurology #Pharmacology ... #Dosing #Table