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Inpatient Management of Opioid Use Disorder: Methadone vs Buprenorphine - Comparison Table

Some patients may decline buprenorphine
medication assisted treatment ... In these cases, ... side effects are nausea ... Hospital Opioid Use Treatment ... (SHOUT) #Methadone
Pearls for Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder

First-line pharmacotherapies for moderate to severe AUD include naltrexone and
Pearls for Treatment ... abdominal pain, nausea ... risk for using opiates ... UseDisorder #Management #Treatment
Quick Guide: Methadone Starts in the Hospital
Day 1: max daily dose 40 mg methadone
First dose
• Check
Hospital Opioid Use Treatment ... (SHOUT) #Methadone ... Initiation #Algorithm #Treatment ... Management #Addiction #Opiate
Leptospirosis
Pathogen: Leptospira (interrogans, kirschneri, noguchii)
Risk Factors:
 • Occupational exposure - Farmers, ranchers, trappers, veterinarians
 • Recreational
non-productive cough, nausea ... manifestations • MAT microscopic ... microbiology #diagnosis #treatment
Suspected Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm

Celiac disease suspected:
 • Signs and symptoms of celiac disease
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unresponsive to treatment ... without discernable cause ... T1DM, Addisons, microscopic
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
dissection is caused ... deficit • Shock Treatment ... Control pain: i.v. opiates
Macroglossia in Light-Chain Amyloidosis- Physical examination revealed macroglossia, with indentations from the teeth (Panel A)...A biopsy
under polarized microscopy ... well-recognized cause ... diagnosis and treatment
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
TBRF is caused by ... the body louse, causes ... Treatment is tetracycline ... initiation of treatment ... recurrentis #BloodSmear #microscopy
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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• Anorexia, Nausea ... Established via stool microscopy ... Treatment: • TMP-SMX-DS ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
attributed to opiate ... last ½ hour • 2 - nausea ... Hospital Opioid Use Treatment ... (SHOUT) #COWS ... #Opiate #Withdrawal