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Methadone - Pharmacology, Dosing and Interactions

Methadone is more of an Art than a Science, it’s a
Methadone - Pharmacology ... , Dosing and Interactions ... wide degree of dosing ... #Methadone #Pharmacology ... #Pain #Addiction
Pearls for Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder

First-line pharmacotherapies for moderate to severe AUD include naltrexone and
Pearls for Treatment ... UseDisorder #Management #Treatment ... #AUD #Therapies ... #Screening #Addiction ... #Medications #Pharmacology
Initial treatment of renal bone disease and cinacalcet for secondary hyperparathyroidism
Phosphate binders reduce hyperphosphataemia and hyperparathyroidism.
Initial treatment ... renal bone disease and ... Addition of cinacalcet ... the first-line treatments ... #Pharmacology #Pathophysiology
LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN (LMWH) DOSING RECOMMENDATIONS (Enoxaparin and Dalteparin):
 - VTE PROPHYLAXIS
 - VTE TREATMENT
HEPARIN (LMWH) DOSING ... RECOMMENDATIONS (Enoxaparin and ... PROPHYLAXIS - VTE TREATMENT ... THERAPY #LMWH #Dosing ... #Prophylaxis #Pharmacology
Nicotine Replacement Therapy - Dosing Schedules 

Here's an easy way to remember dosing for Nicotine Replacement
Replacement Therapy - Dosing ... way to remember dosing ... are some other dosing ... one of my older posts ... Algorithm #Patch #Addiction
Vancomycin and Dalbavancin (lipoglycopeptide antibiotics) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Glycopeptide -  inhibits cell wall synthesis
synthesis in Gram positives ... Spectrum: gram positive ... Used for: all sorts ... or proven gram positive ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
Piriformis Test (FAIR Test - Flexion, Adduction, and Internal Rotation)

Flex the hip to 90 degrees, then
Test - Flexion, Adduction ... , and Internal Rotation ... degrees, then adduct and ... gluteal region is a positive ... physicalexam #msk #sports
Positive Lachman test in ACL Injury

Here is an exam of a patient under anesthesia with an
Positive Lachman ... knee to buckle during ... running and cutting ... #Knee #Injury #Positive ... #PhysicalExam #Sports
Buprenorphine-Naloxone and treatment of withdrawal symptoms

Prerequisites for starting Suboxone in the ED:

1. Patient has an opioid
treatment of withdrawal ... use disorder (OUD ... COWS is >12, AND ... opioid >12hr (short ... Algorithm #Management #Addiction
Metformin Treatment in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease Stages 3A, 3B, or
Metformin Treatment ... Type 2 Diabetes and ... Metformin #CKD3 #CKD4 #Dosing ... #Pharmacology #