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Quick Guide: Methadone Starts in the Hospital
Day 1: max daily dose 40 mg methadone
First dose
• Check
Guide: Methadone Starts ... oriented/tranquil 3. ... Methadone #Initiation #Algorithm ... #Treatment #Management ... #Addiction #Opiate
Hypokalemia Differential Algorithm
Acidosis
 - RTA
 - Diarrhea
pH Normal 
 1. Decreased Mg 
 2. Intracellular Shift
Hypokalemia Differential ... Algorithm Acidosis ... discontinued) 3. ... #Causes #Workup ... #Nephrology
Emergency Treatment Algorithm for Convulsive Status Epilepticus
1. ABCDEFG (ABC's and Don't Ever Forget the Glucose)
2. Airway:
for Convulsive ... Status Epilepticus 1. ... , 02, suction 3. ... for reversible cause ... #Management #Neurology
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Once pseudohypokalemia is ruled out, causes of hypokalemia can be
- Differential ... discrete buckets: 1. ... (low intake) 2. ... transcellular shift) 3. ... #nephrology
Algorithm for Treating Constipation in Hospitalized Patients
1. Start with miralax daily, uptitrate to desired BM, consider
Hospitalized Patients 1. ... Start with miralax ... desired BM, consider addition ... if on opioids 2. ... disimpaction 3.
Emergency Treatment Algorithm for Convulsive Status Epilepticus 
 1. ABCDEFG (ABC's and Don't Ever Forget the
for Convulsive ... Epilepticus 1. ... for reversible cause ... #Convulsive #management ... #neurology #seizures
CA-Bridge Buprenorphine Hospital Quick Start Algorithm - Management of acute opiate withdrawal 
 - Any prescriber
Algorithm - Management ... of acute opiate ... initial dose: Bup 2- ... onset 15 min, peak 1 ... #Addiction #Prescribing
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Defining the cause of hypokalemia starts by measuring urinary K
- Differential ... of hypokalemia starts ... acidosis (type 1 ... of 2), Ureterosigmoidostomy ... #causes #nephrology
Hypernatremia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Diabetes Insipidus Workup

Step #1 - Consider the history
Step #2 - Assess
Hypernatremia Differential ... Workup Step #1 ... history Step #2 ... Uglucose Step #3 ... Hypernatremia #Management
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
Always start with ... 1) Is it hypotonic ... 2) Is ADH elevated ... Diagnosis #Treatment #management ... #nephrology #sodium