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Pearls for Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder

First-line pharmacotherapies for moderate to severe AUD include naltrexone and
Pearls for Treatment ... psychaedelics #Alcohol #UseDisorder ... #Management #Treatment ... Therapies #Screening #Addiction ... #Medications #Pharmacology
Inpatient Management of Opioid Use Disorder: Methadone vs Buprenorphine - Comparison Table

Some patients may decline buprenorphine
medication assisted treatment ... Dosing usually begins ... Hospital Opioid Use Treatment ... Management #Opioid #UseDisorder ... #Addiction #DecisionAid
Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder

Treatment options for AUD include psychosocial treatment and medications. Individualize based on
Treatment of Alcohol ... liver disease or using ... there may be some positive ... CarolynAChan #Alcohol #UseDisorder ... #Addiction #PrimaryCare
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Chagas Disease (American Trypanosomiasis) in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Clinical Disease
Indication:  Individuals
disease and tested positive ... duration same as for treatment ... Disease Note: Treatment ... opportunistic #infections #HIVAIDS ... #pharmacology
Orthostatic Hypotension Management Algorithm
 • Hypovolemic?  Yes → Resuscitate
 • Volume Overloaded? No → Fludrocortisone
Pyridostigmine Non-pharmacologic ... Head-up-tilt (HUT) position ... water excretion during ... muscles (party position ... Management #Algorithm #treatment
Smoking Cessation Management
Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT):
Long-Acting NRT:
 • Patch: Wear for 24 hours at a time.
Short-Acting NRT ... after FDA-approved treatments ... Cessation #Management #pharmacology ... #addition #tobacco
Management of Supine Hypertension
 • Avoid offending agents
 • Avoid lying down during the day; rest
Avoid lying down during ... in the seated position ... fludrocortisone in favor of short-acting ... Pharmacological treatments ... Before starting treatment
Summary of actions of some Cholinergic Agonists

Bethanechol 
• Used in treatment of urinary retention 
• Binds
Bethanechol • Used in treatment ... Produces miosis during ... blockers • Has short ... as first-line treatments ... Cholinergic #Agonists #Pharmacology
Alcohol Use Disorder - Maintenance Treatment
Naltrexone (first line) - First line for most people without contraindications
- Maintenance Treatment ... family, opioid treatment ... #Maintenance #Treatment ... #management #pharmacology ... #table #addiction
Opioid Use Disorder Medications - Pharmacokinetics

Buprenorphine is a partial mu-opioid receptor agonist with low intrinsic activity,
stages of the addiction ... abstinent from short-acting ... margin of safety in pharmacology ... #Opioid #UseDisorder ... Comparison #Table #Pharmacology