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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 #Diagnosis ... Addiction #COWS #Opiate ... Withdrawal #Scale #Buprenorphine ... #Nursing #Assessment
CERTA Opioid Alternatives

Opioid Alternatives for Abdominal Pain (traumatic, non-traumatic), Back Pain, Burns, Renal Colic, Dental Pain,
CERTA Opioid Alternatives ... Opioid Alternatives ... for Abdominal Pain ... Caution with using ... #Alternatives #Opiate
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
Clinical Opioid ... patient was having pain ... Withdrawal #Scale #Buprenorphine ... #Score #Diagnosis ... #Addiction #Nursing
Opioid Withdrawal: Clinical Findings and Complications
Note: Opioid withdrawal can be extremely uncomfortable, but is rarely life-threatening
: Clinical Findings ... being to the fetus during ... iatrogenic withdrawal using ... #Withdrawal #Opiate ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
Rare Causes of Abdominal ... changes, worsen during ... painAbdominal ... incisional hernias: clinical ... #diagnosis
Medications that Can Cause False Positives on Drug Tests

Urine drug screens (UDSs) are simple to use,
efavirenz (Sustiva) • Pain ... • Coca tea Buprenorphine ... • Verapamil Opioids ... and opiates false ... #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 ... #Opioid #Withdrawal ... #Score #diagnosis
Acute Pancreatitis - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Epigastric abdominal pain (90%, characteristically
• Epigastric abdominal ... pain (90%, characteristically ... Scheduled APAP, IV Opioids ... ileus), consider pain-dose ... cholecystectomy during
Quick Guide: Buprenorphine Initiation Algorithm
Adjunctive meds: 
The following can be prescribed PRN for symptoms of withdrawal
Quick Guide: Buprenorphine ... Support for Hospital Opioid ... Use Treatment (SHOUT ... ) #Buprenorphine ... Management #Addiction #Opiate
GRACE-2 Guidelines for Low-Risk, Recurrent Abdominal Pain in the ED

1) Should adult ED patients with low-risk,
Pain in the ED ... may be performed during ... pain receive non-opioid ... We suggest an opioid-minimizing ... #diagnosis #management