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OPIOID SWITCHING AND TAPERING.

Long term opioid use results in physical (and potentially psychological) dependence. Opioids should
OPIOID SWITCHING ... Long term opioid ... Opioids should be ... #pharmacology #conversion ... #management #Guide
Pain Assessment and Management Initiative (PAMI) - Opioid Prescribing and Equianalgesic Chart - Agents and Dosing

#Management
Assessment and Management ... Initiative (PAMI) - Opioid ... and Dosing #Management ... #Pharmacology #Opioid ... Equianalgesics #Conversion
Opioid Conversion Chart - Morphine Equivalents
Morphine 10 mg x 0.5 = Morphine 5 mg IV
Morphine 10
Opioid Conversion ... = Fentanyl 50 mcg ... @drkeithsiau #Opioid ... #Conversion #Equivalents
Wellens Syndrome on EKG
Associated with a critical stenosis of the proximal LAD, suggestive of impending infarction
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Wellens Syndrome on EKG ... Terminal T-wave Inversion ... Symmetric T-wave Inversion ... #ecg #cardiology ... electrocardiogram #diagnosis
Intern Pocket Cards - Pharmacologic Pain Management Options
Anti-inflammatory:
 • Acetaminophen (24 hours: < 3-4g in healthy
Pharmacologic Pain Management ... anticoagulation) • Opioid ... Equianalgesia Conversion ... pocketcardset #Pain #Opioid ... #Conversion #Table
Causes of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Insufficient Sleep
 • Poor Sleep Hygiene
 • Insomnia
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Medications (Eg ... Antihistamines, Opioid ... Alcohol, Opioids ... #Differential #Diagnosis
ECG Changes in Hyperkalemia and Treatment
Membrane Stabilization
 - Calcium gluconate or chloride 
Redistribution
 - Insulin
ECG Changes in Hyperkalemia ... Hyperkalemia #Treatment #Management ... #Diagnosis #ECG ... #EKG
Quinidine produces the following ECG changes:
1. Prolongation of Q-T interval:
2. Prolongation of QRS complex:
3. Prominent V
the following ECG ... wave widening and inversion ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG #Quinidine
Cyanide Toxicity 
Treatment:
1) Hydroxocobalamin + Cyanide = Cyanocobalamin (nontoxic) 
   or 
2) Amyl nitrite
thiosulfate enhances conversion ... Toxicity #Toxicology #Pathophysiology ... #Management #Treatment
Opioid Withdrawal Overview

Symptoms, Treatment and Disposition

#Diagnosis #Management #Opioid #Withdrawal #Disposition
Opioid Withdrawal ... Disposition #Diagnosis ... #Management #Opioid