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Pain Assessment and Management Initiative (PAMI) - Opioid Prescribing and Equianalgesic Chart - Agents and Dosing

#Management
Pain Assessment ... #Pain #Pharmacology ... #Opioid #Opiate ... Equianalgesics #Conversion #Doses ... #Dosing #Table
Transdermal Fentanyl require unique dosing conversions. For Adult and pediatric patients taking opiouds or doses not
require unique dosing ... using Table A ... Then using Table ... #Pharmacology #Pain ... #Opiate #Opioid
CA-Bridge Buprenorphine Hospital Quick Start Algorithm - Management of acute opiate withdrawal 
 - Any prescriber
Management of acute opiate ... - If patient is ... stable on methadone ... co-exisiting chronic pain ... #Addiction #Prescribing
Pearls for Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder

First-line pharmacotherapies for moderate to severe AUD include naltrexone and
include abdominal pain ... opiates Second-line ... respectively) at the doses ... Therapies #Screening #Addiction ... #Medications #Pharmacology
Inpatient Management of Opioid Use Disorder: Methadone vs Buprenorphine - Comparison Table

Some patients may decline buprenorphine
Inpatient Management ... Buprenorphine - Comparison Table ... Dosing usually begins ... formulation, the dose ... #UseDisorder #Addiction
Quick Guide: Buprenorphine Initiation Algorithm
Adjunctive meds: 
The following can be prescribed PRN for symptoms of withdrawal
Buprenorphine Initiation Algorithm ... hold additional dosing ... Treatment #Management #Addiction ... #Opiate #Start ... #Prescribing #Inpatient
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
was having pain ... attributed to opiate ... joints or muscles and ... SHOUT) #COWS #Opiate ... Score #Diagnosis #Addiction
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
then be excreted using ... adjusting the dose ... #differential #algorithm ... cardiology #treatment #table ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
Stepwise management of acute headache in the emergency department 

1) Metoclopramide 10 mg IV or prochlorperazine
Add dexamethasone ... : A second dose ... therapy listed in Table ... opioid if the patient ... Management #Stepwise #Algorithm
Pre-Mixed Insulin Combinations
1st number = percentage of intermediate-acting insulin 
2nd number = percentage of short/rapid-acting insulin
time, so let’s review ... They are normally dosed ... The main benefits ... flexibility in dosing ... Combinations #PreMixed #Pharmacology