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COWS Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale
Score: 
5-12 mild; 13-24 moderate; 25-36 moderately severe; more than 36 =
COWS Clinical Opiate ... Withdrawal Scale Score ... withdrawal #Diagnosis ... Addiction #COWS #Opiate ... Withdrawal #Scale #Buprenorphine
Inpatient Management of Opioid Use Disorder: Methadone vs Buprenorphine - Comparison Table

Some patients may decline buprenorphine
: Methadone vs Buprenorphine ... patients may decline buprenorphine ... In these cases, ... Use Treatment (SHOUT ... #Comparison #Pain
Acute Pain Control In Patients On Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT)
Methadone - µ-opioid receptor agonist:
1) Continue maintenance
Acute Pain Control ... Buprenorphine - ... Add PRN doses of buprenorphine ... receptor Acute pain ... methadone #addiction #opiate
CA-Bridge Buprenorphine Hospital Quick Start Algorithm - Management of acute opiate withdrawal 
 - Any prescriber
Management of acute opiate ... partial agonist opioid ... effective for treating opioid ... co-exisiting chronic pain ... #Management #Opioid
Buprenorphine Initiation for the Uninitiated
1) WAIT FOR MODERATE WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS
 - Precipitated withdrawal can be caused
Buprenorphine Initiation ... withdrawal can be caused ... by buprenorphine ... displacing a full opioid ... COWS Score 6-10
Quick Guide: Acute Pain and Perioperative Management in Opioid Use Disorder

The following applies to patients already
Quick Guide: Acute Pain ... Use Disorder: Buprenorphine ... splitting TID Buprenorphine ... Use Treatment (SHOUT ... Perioperative #Pain
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
Clinical Opioid ... patient was having pain ... attributed to opiate ... Withdrawal #Scale #Buprenorphine ... #Score #Diagnosis
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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Chest Pain - Diagnosis ... life-threatening causes ... troponin; HEART score ... • PERC; Well score ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Miosis Causes - 4 P's Mnemonic
Constricted: pupils < 2mm, Pinpoint: pupils < 1mm
 • Pain Killer:
Miosis Causes - ... pupils < 1mm • Pain ... Killer: Opioids ... #differential #diagnosis
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)
 - Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is
Clinical Opioid ... patient was having pain ... attributed to opiate ... COWS #Clinical #Opioid ... #diagnosis #addiction