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COWS Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale
Score: 
5-12 mild; 13-24 moderate; 25-36 moderately severe; more than 36 =
COWS Clinical Opiate ... Score: 5-12 ... #Diagnosis #Addiction ... Buprenorphine #Nursing #Assessment ... #Score
ED-Bridge Buprenorphine Algorithm for management of acute opiate withdrawal in the ED

#Management #Opioid #Withdrawal #Emergency #Buprenorphine
management of acute opiate ... withdrawal in the ... Management #Opioid #Withdrawal ... Buprenorphine #Treatment ... #Algorithm #Addiction
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)
 - Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is
Observation during assessment ... attributed to opiate ... withdrawal is scored ... Observation during assessment ... #addiction
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
attributed to opiate ... withdrawal is scored ... Hospital Opioid Use Treatment ... SHOUT) #COWS #Opiate ... #Diagnosis #Addiction
Quick Guide: Methadone Starts in the Hospital
Day 1: max daily dose 40 mg methadone
First dose
• Check
Ramsay sedation score ... Hospital Opioid Use Treatment ... Initiation #Algorithm #Treatment ... #Management #Addiction ... #Opiate #Start
CA-Bridge Buprenorphine Hospital Quick Start Algorithm - Management of acute opiate withdrawal 
 - Any prescriber
Management of acute opiate ... withdrawal - ... as first-line treatment ... Buprenorphine #Treatment ... #Algorithm #Addiction
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 ... after FDA-approved treatments ... CORE IM Podcast ... #pharmacology #addition
Prediction of Alcohol Withdrawal Severity Scale (PAWSS)

Part B: Based on patient interview: 

1. Have you ever
Prediction of Alcohol Withdrawal ... rehabilitation treatment ... or out-patient treatment ... Severity #Scale #Score ... #Diagnosis #Addiction
Quick Guide: Buprenorphine Initiation Algorithm
Adjunctive meds: 
The following can be prescribed PRN for symptoms of withdrawal
for symptoms of withdrawal ... Hospital Opioid Use Treatment ... Initiation #Algorithm #Treatment ... #Management #Addiction ... #Opiate #Start