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

Some patients may decline buprenorphine
Buprenorphine - Comparison ... interested in medication ... assisted treatment ... Dosing usually begins ... #UseDisorder #Addiction
Pearls for Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder

First-line pharmacotherapies for moderate to severe AUD include naltrexone and
Pearls for Treatment ... diarrhea; naltrexone is ... UseDisorder #Management #Treatment ... Therapies #Screening #Addiction ... #Medications #Pharmacology
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
other causes of neurologic ... Electrolyte imbalances, Constipation ... span, Impaired addition ... lactulose intolerance Rifaximin ... Guidelines recommend using
Intern Pocket Cards - Inpatient Bowel Regimen Guide
Osmotic agents (draws water into bowel, thereby loosening stool
enema - Discomfort during ... that docusate is ... Guide #Inpatient #medications ... #constipation # ... agents #internship #comparison
PDE5 inhibitors are usually the drugs of first choice for erectile dysfunction.

PDE5 inhibitors enhance an erection that is
erection that is ... #pharmacology #comparison ... #treatment #medications ... #dosing #drugs
Atrial Fibrillation RVR - Medications
Diltiazem
 • Preferred in patients with chronic lung such as Asthma and
Fibrillation RVR - Medications ... duration of action is ... Cannot tolerate addition ... #management #treatment ... #comparison #table
Opioid Use Disorder Medications - Pharmacokinetics

Buprenorphine is a partial mu-opioid receptor agonist with low intrinsic activity,
Opioid Use Disorder Medications ... stages of the addiction ... depression and constipation ... #UseDisorder #Medications ... Pharmacokinetics #Comparison
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Electrolyte abnormality, Medication ... lines/devices, Constipation ... epilepticus Treatment ... underlying cause • Treatment
Blunt cerebrovascular injury (BCVI) 

Blunt cerebrovascular injury (BCVI) can have 
severe neurologic sequelae. Early diagnosis is
Early diagnosis is ... diagnosis and treatment ... is delayed until ... In addition to preventing ... diagnosis #Imaging #Indications
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
trypanosomiasis) is ... cruzi), which is ... symptoms, positive serology ... pain, chronic constipation ... peripheral smears using