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Hypertension and Altered Mental Status (AMS) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hypertension:
 • Hypertensive emergency
 • Hypertensive encephalopathy
Mental Status (AMS ... ) - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Renal: • Acute ... • Opioid withdrawal
CA-Bridge Buprenorphine Hospital Quick Start Algorithm - Management of acute opiate withdrawal 
 - Any prescriber
Management of acute ... opiate withdrawal ... continuation of methadone as ... co-exisiting chronic pain ... Treatment #Algorithm #Addiction
Medications causing Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration: Diuretics
 • Altered intrarenal autoregulation: ACEIs / ARBs,
Medications causing Acute ... , tenofovir • AIN ... sphincter tone: • Opiates ... #pharmacology # ... differential #diagnosis
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 ... Buprenorphine #Score #Diagnosis ... #Addiction #Nursing
Quick Guide: Buprenorphine Initiation Algorithm
Adjunctive meds: 
The following can be prescribed PRN for symptoms of withdrawal
for symptoms of withdrawal ... Support for Hospital Opioid ... Use Treatment (SHOUT ... Treatment #Management #Addiction ... #Opiate #Start
Causes of Myoclonus - Differential Diagnosis
LOCALIZATION:
 • Cortical: Focal/multifocal: Distal UL+ Face, Action/sensitive induced
 • Sub-Cortical:
of Myoclonus - Differential ... Diagnosis LOCALIZATION ... pulmonary), acid-base, opioids ... , psychiatric drugs ... sniffing, substance withdrawal