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Methadone Hospital Quick Start - Inpatient Initiation for Opioid Use Disorder and Withdrawal
Initial Dosing:
 - Patients
Start - Inpatient Initiation ... for Opioid Use ... benzodiazepines, alcohol ... management #withdrawal #opiate ... #opioid #algorithm
Isocoria - Pupillary Defects - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative Afferent Pupil Defect
 • Optic Neuritis
 • Ischemic
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... dissociation) • Pharmacologic ... (e.g Opioids, Alcohol ... • Botulism Pharmacologic ... #Causes #Ophthalmology
Pearls for Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder

First-line pharmacotherapies for moderate to severe AUD include naltrexone and
for Treatment of Alcohol ... abdominal pain, nausea ... risk for using opiates ... Therapies #Screening #Addiction ... #Medications #Pharmacology
Quick Guide: Methadone Starts in the Hospital
Day 1: max daily dose 40 mg methadone
First dose
• Check
Use Treatment (SHOUT ... ) #Methadone #Initiation ... #Algorithm #Treatment ... #Management #Addiction ... #Opiate #Start
Causes of Fatigue - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Endocrine
 • Hypo/Hyperthyroidism
 • Diabetes
 • Pituitary Insufficiency
 • Adrenal
Causes of Fatigue ... Myasthenia Gravis Pharmacologic ... Alcohol) • Drug ... Malnutrition / Drug Addiction ... #causes
Quick Guide: Buprenorphine Initiation Algorithm
Adjunctive meds: 
The following can be prescribed PRN for symptoms of withdrawal
Buprenorphine Initiation ... q 6 hours PRN nausea ... Support for Hospital Opioid ... #Management #Addiction ... #Opiate #Start
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
Clinical Opioid ... attributed to opiate ... Use Treatment (SHOUT ... ) #COWS #Opiate ... Score #Diagnosis #Addiction