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COWS Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale
Score: 
5-12 mild; 13-24 moderate; 25-36 moderately severe; more than 36 =
Clinical Opiate Withdrawal ... Scale Score: ... #Diagnosis #Addiction ... Buprenorphine #Nursing #Assessment ... #Score
Investigating DVT: approach to symptoms suggestive of lower limb deep vein thrombosis
#Diagnosis #DVT #deepvein #thrombosis #wells
thrombosis #wells #score ... #assessment #evaluation ... #symptoms #bmj
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)
 - Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal ... Score (COWS) - ... Observation during assessment ... Observation during assessment ... #addiction
The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) is commonly used as a screening tool to detect dementia. However,
Mental Status (SLUMS ... Geriatrics #Dementia #SLUMS ... #Examination #Score ... #Assessment
Buprenorphine Initiation for the Uninitiated
1) WAIT FOR MODERATE WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS
 - Precipitated withdrawal can be caused
WAIT FOR MODERATE WITHDRAWAL ... - Precipitated withdrawal ... - Moderate withdrawal ... COWS Score 6-10 ... #Prescribing #Addiction
SHOT Scale - Alcohol Withdrawal Assessment Scale

#SHOT #Scale #Alcohol #Withdrawal #EtOH #Assessment #Score #Scale #Diagnosis #Nursing
Scale - Alcohol Withdrawal ... Assessment Scale ... Scale #Alcohol #Withdrawal ... #EtOH #Assessment ... #Score #Scale #
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal ... Score (COWS) ... is scored • 0 ... Buprenorphine #Score ... #Diagnosis #Addiction
Clinical institute withdrawal assessment of alcohol scale revised (CIWA-AR).

#Diagnosis #Management #Alcohol #Withdrawal #Assessment #CIWAAR #Revised #Scale
Clinical institute withdrawal ... assessment of alcohol ... Management #Alcohol #Withdrawal ... #Assessment #CIWAAR ... Revised #Scale #Score
Smoking Cessation Management
Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT):
Long-Acting NRT:
 • Patch: Wear for 24 hours at a time.
cravings, reduce withdrawal ... reduce cravings and withdrawal ... CORE IM Podcast ... #pharmacology #addition
Quick Guide: Methadone Starts in the Hospital
Day 1: max daily dose 40 mg methadone
First dose
• Check
• If endorsing withdrawal ... • If endorsing withdrawal ... • If endorsing withdrawal ... Ramsay sedation score ... Treatment #Management #Addiction