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Pearls for Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder

First-line pharmacotherapies for moderate to severe AUD include naltrexone and
respectively) at the doses ... 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
Inpatient Management ... Dosing usually begins ... formulation, the dose ... #Opioid #UseDisorder ... #Addiction #DecisionAid
Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder

Treatment options for AUD include psychosocial treatment and medications. Individualize based on
liver disease or using ... pills/day) • Dose ... CarolynAChan #Alcohol #UseDisorder ... #Addiction #PrimaryCare ... #Treatment #Management
Management of Serotonin Syndrome
Identify and stop all serotoninergic medications
 • Avoid inadvertent Rx of serotoninergic meds
normalize vital signs ... • Dosing: 12mg loading ... dose, then 2 mg ... q2h if symptoms ... #treatment #toxicology
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Diagnosis and Management ... Romana's sign ... /symptoms, positive ... divided into 2 doses ... kg/day po in 2 doses
Atrial Fibrillation RVR - Medications
Diltiazem
 • Preferred in patients with chronic lung such as Asthma and
Cannot tolerate addition ... of or increased doses ... to improve CHF symptoms ... #Medications #management ... #treatment #comparison
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
systemic sx + signs ... Treatment of GCA ... GCA #Temporal #Signs ... #Symptoms #Diagnosis ... #Management
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Signs of poor perfusion ... Signs of congestion ... adjusting the dose ... differential #algorithm #management ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
Quick Guide: Buprenorphine Initiation Algorithm
Adjunctive meds: 
The following can be prescribed PRN for symptoms of withdrawal
prescribed PRN for symptoms ... hours PRN w/d symptoms ... hold additional dosing ... Hospital Opioid Use Treatment ... #Management #Addiction
Management of Anthracyclines and HER2 Antagonist Cardiotoxicity
Anthracyclines cause cardiomyopathy:
 ✖ Reduction in left ventricular ejection fraction
Management of Anthracyclines ... heart failure symptoms ... ) and initiate treatment ... every 3 months during ... cardiology #oncology #pharmacology