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Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)
 - Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is
Withdrawal Score ... was having pain ... attributed to opiate ... withdrawal is scored ... #Withdrawal #Score
Quick Guide: Methadone Starts in the Hospital
Day 1: max daily dose 40 mg methadone
First dose
• Check
First dose • Check COWS ... Ramsay sedation score ... #Initiation #Algorithm ... #Treatment #Management ... #Addiction #Opiate
Buprenorphine Initiation for the Uninitiated
1) WAIT FOR MODERATE WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS
 - Precipitated withdrawal can be caused
Buprenorphine Initiation ... displacing a full opioid ... , begin initiation ... COWS Score 6-10 ... Prescribing #Addiction #Management
Inpatient Management of Opioid Use Disorder: Methadone vs Buprenorphine - Comparison Table

Some patients may decline buprenorphine
Inpatient Management ... Use Treatment ( ... SHOUT) #Methadone ... Buprenorphine #Comparison #Pain ... #Management #Opioid
CA-Bridge Buprenorphine Hospital Quick Start Algorithm - Management of acute opiate withdrawal 
 - Any prescriber
of acute opiate ... - If patient is ... co-exisiting chronic pain ... #Opioid #Withdrawal ... #Emergency #Buprenorphine
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
Withdrawal Score ... was having pain ... withdrawal is scored ... SHOUT) #COWS ... #Opiate #Withdrawal
Quick Guide: Buprenorphine Initiation Algorithm
Adjunctive meds: 
The following can be prescribed PRN for symptoms of withdrawal
Buprenorphine Initiation ... Support for Hospital Opioid ... #Treatment #Management ... #Addiction #Opiate ... #Prescribing #Inpatient