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CERTA Opioid Alternatives

Opioid Alternatives for Abdominal Pain (traumatic, non-traumatic), Back Pain, Burns, Renal Colic, Dental Pain,
NOT mix NSAID drugs ... potential of some drugs ... such as lyrica/ ... #Alternatives #Opiate ... #Pharmacology #
Inpatient Management of Opioid Use Disorder: Methadone vs Buprenorphine - Comparison Table

Some patients may decline buprenorphine
Inpatient Management ... give naloxone as ... Use Treatment (SHOUT ... Buprenorphine #Comparison #Pain ... #Management #Opioid
Hypertension and Altered Mental Status (AMS) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hypertension:
 • Hypertensive emergency
 • Hypertensive encephalopathy
Mental Status (AMS ... ) - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... • Opioid withdrawal ... #Hypertension #AMS
Drug-Induced Seizures - OTIS-CAMPBELL

O - Organophosphate, oral hypoglycemics, opioid
T - TCA, theophylline
I - Isoniazid, Insulin
S -
Drug-Induced Seizures ... hypoglycemics, opioid ... Medication #Causes #Differential ... #Pharmacology # ... Diagnosis #OTISCAMPBELL
CA-Bridge Buprenorphine Hospital Quick Start Algorithm - Management of acute opiate withdrawal 
 - Any prescriber
Start Algorithm - Management ... of acute opiate ... withdrawal - ... co-exisiting chronic pain ... #Opioid #Withdrawal
Quick Guide: Methadone Starts in the Hospital
Day 1: max daily dose 40 mg methadone
First dose
• Check
dose from day 1 as ... Support for Hospital Opioid ... Use Treatment (SHOUT ... Algorithm #Treatment #Management ... #Addiction #Opiate
Medications causing Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration: Diuretics
 • Altered intrarenal autoregulation: ACEIs / ARBs,
, tenofovir • AIN ... sphincter tone: • Opiates ... #Medications #Drugs ... #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 ... ) #COWS #Opiate ... Buprenorphine #Score #Diagnosis
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
potentially causative drugs ... Pain control - ... gram Q6hr) and pain-dose ... - Opioids may ... Pancreatitis #Checklist #Diagnosis
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Opioids: • Fentanyl ... A dissociative drug ... No pharmacologic ... #CriticalCare #diagnosis ... #management