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Buprenorphine-Naloxone and treatment of withdrawal symptoms

Prerequisites for starting Suboxone in the ED:

1. Patient has an opioid
Buprenorphine-Naloxone ... in the ED: 1. ... disorder (OUD) 2. ... Withdrawal #Algorithm #Management ... #Addiction #Prescribing
CA-Bridge Buprenorphine Hospital Quick Start Algorithm - Management of acute opiate withdrawal 
 - Any prescriber
of acute opiate ... initial dose: Bup 2- ... onset 15 min, peak 1 ... Treatment #Algorithm #Addiction ... #Prescribing
Buprenorphine Initiation for the Uninitiated
1) WAIT FOR MODERATE WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS
 - Precipitated withdrawal can be caused
Buprenorphine Initiation ... the Uninitiated 1) ... for guidance. 2) ... Initiation #Prescribing ... #Addiction #Management
Hypernatremia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Diabetes Insipidus Workup

Step #1 - Consider the history
Step #2 - Assess
Hypernatremia Differential ... Workup Step #1 ... history Step #2 ... #Management #Algorithm ... #Sodium #nephrology
Quick Guide: Methadone Starts in the Hospital
Day 1: max daily dose 40 mg methadone
First dose
• Check
hour Day 2: max ... Use Treatment (SHOUT ... Algorithm #Treatment #Management ... #Addiction #Opiate ... #Start #Prescribing
Acute Pain Control In Patients On Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT)
Methadone - µ-opioid receptor agonist:
1) Continue maintenance
receptor agonist: 1) ... maintenance dose 2) ... #PainControl #management ... #methadone #addiction ... #opiate
Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis and Treatment
Hypernatremia is almost always due to unreplaced water loss (free water
output is a clue). 1) ... , Dehydration: neurologic ... water unavailable 2) ... ([Na] / 140) - 1) ... Diagnosis #Treatment #management
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
1) Is it hypotonic ... 2) Is ADH elevated ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Treatment #management ... #nephrology #sodium
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
attributed to opiate ... Use Treatment (SHOUT ... ) #COWS #Opiate ... Withdrawal #Scale #Buprenorphine ... Score #Diagnosis #Addiction
Quick Guide: Buprenorphine Initiation Algorithm
Adjunctive meds: 
The following can be prescribed PRN for symptoms of withdrawal
Quick Guide: Buprenorphine ... initially, then 2 ... Algorithm #Treatment #Management ... #Addiction #Opiate ... #Start #Prescribing