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In 2018, opioid withdrawal should be considered a buprenorphine deficiency. Otherwise, a multitude of comparatively ineffective
In 2018, opioid ... comparatively ineffective treatments ... #Management #Pharmacology ... #Pain #NonOpioid ... #Alternatives #Dosing
Inpatient Management of Opioid Use Disorder: Methadone vs Buprenorphine - Comparison Table

Some patients may decline buprenorphine
has completely withdrawn ... Dosing usually begins ... Use Treatment ( ... SHOUT) #Methadone ... Buprenorphine #Comparison #Pain
CA-Bridge Buprenorphine Hospital Quick Start Algorithm - Management of acute opiate withdrawal 
 - Any prescriber
Management of acute ... opiate withdrawal ... Buprenorphine Dosing ... co-exisiting chronic pain ... split dosing TID
Opioid Withdrawal: Clinical Findings and Complications
Note: Opioid withdrawal can be extremely uncomfortable, but is rarely life-threatening
Opioid Withdrawal ... using an opioid ... symptoms are more acute ... #Withdrawal #Opiate ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis
CERTA Opioid Alternatives

Opioid Alternatives for Abdominal Pain (traumatic, non-traumatic), Back Pain, Burns, Renal Colic, Dental Pain,
NOT mix NSAID drugs ... Caution with using ... potential of some drugs ... #Alternatives #Opiate ... #Pharmacology #
Acute Pain Control In Patients On Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT)
Methadone - µ-opioid receptor agonist:
1) Continue maintenance
Acute Pain Control ... Medication Assisted Treatment ... receptor Acute ... pain control can ... methadone #addiction #opiate
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 ... Use Treatment ( ... #Opiate #Withdrawal ... Buprenorphine #Score #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
Alcohol Use Disorder - Maintenance Treatment
Naltrexone (first line) - First line for most people without contraindications
if also chronic pain ... if neuropathic pain ... anxious, EtOH withdrawal ... by family, opioid ... #management #pharmacology