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Quick Guide: Methadone Starts in the Hospital
Day 1: max daily dose 40 mg methadone
First dose
• Check
oriented/tranquil 3. ... ) #Methadone #Initiation ... #Algorithm #Treatment ... #Management #Addiction ... #Opiate #Start
Methadone Hospital Quick Start - Inpatient Initiation for Opioid Use Disorder and Withdrawal
Initial Dosing:
 - Patients
Hospital Quick Start ... 3 - QTc ? ... #management #withdrawal ... #opiate #opioid ... #algorithm
Buprenorphine Initiation for the Uninitiated
1) WAIT FOR MODERATE WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS
 - Precipitated withdrawal can be caused
for guidance. 2) ... START LOW DOSE ... day's doses. 3) ... #Prescribing #Addiction ... #Management
Algorithm for Treating Constipation in Hospitalized Patients
1. Start with miralax daily, uptitrate to desired BM, consider
Start with miralax ... desired BM, consider addition ... if on opioids 2. ... disimpaction 3. ... #management #treatment
CA-Bridge Buprenorphine Hospital Quick Start Algorithm - Management of acute opiate withdrawal 
 - Any prescriber
Hospital Quick Start ... Algorithm - Management ... of acute opiate ... initial dose: Bup 2- ... #Addiction #Prescribing
Hypernatremia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Diabetes Insipidus Workup

Step #1 - Consider the history
Step #2 - Assess
Hypernatremia Differential ... history Step #2 ... Uglucose Step #3 ... Hypernatremia #Management ... #nephrology #insipidus
Quick Guide: Buprenorphine Initiation Algorithm
Adjunctive meds: 
The following can be prescribed PRN for symptoms of withdrawal
Buprenorphine Initiation ... initially, then 2 ... • Melatonin 3 ... #Management #Addiction ... #Opiate #Start
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
with systemic, neurologic ... very remarkable w/differential ... 3 minutes of gum ... Start steroids if ... Symptoms #Diagnosis #Management
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
Always start with ... approach to the differential ... 2) Is ADH elevated ... Diagnosis #Treatment #management ... #nephrology #sodium
Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis and Treatment
Hypernatremia is almost always due to unreplaced water loss (free water
, Dehydration: neurologic ... water unavailable 2) ... post-obstructive 3) ... • Start by calculating ... Diagnosis #Treatment #management