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Methadone Hospital Quick Start - Inpatient Initiation for Opioid Use Disorder and Withdrawal
Initial Dosing:
 - Patients
Hospital Quick Start ... use adjunctive medications ... for withdrawal ... #opiate #opioid ... #algorithm
Quick Guide: Methadone Starts in the Hospital
Day 1: max daily dose 40 mg methadone
First dose
• Check
Guide: Methadone Starts ... Use Treatment (SHOUT ... Methadone #Initiation #Algorithm ... Treatment #Management #Addiction ... #Opiate #Start
CA-Bridge Buprenorphine Hospital Quick Start Algorithm - Management of acute opiate withdrawal 
 - Any prescriber
Hospital Quick Start ... Algorithm - Management ... of acute opiate ... withdrawal - ... #Addiction #Prescribing
Causes of Fatigue - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Endocrine
 • Hypo/Hyperthyroidism
 • Diabetes
 • Pituitary Insufficiency
 • Adrenal
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Endocrine ... Myasthenia Gravis Pharmacologic ... Alcohol) • Drug Withdrawal ... Malnutrition / Drug Addiction
Opioid Use Disorder Medications - Pharmacokinetics

Buprenorphine is a partial mu-opioid receptor agonist with low intrinsic activity,
Opioid Use Disorder Medications ... stages of the addiction ... effects from illicit opiates ... margin of safety in pharmacology ... Comparison #Table #Pharmacology
Quick Guide: Buprenorphine Initiation Algorithm
Adjunctive meds: 
The following can be prescribed PRN for symptoms of withdrawal
for symptoms of withdrawal ... , then start 16 ... Use Treatment (SHOUT ... Treatment #Management #Addiction ... #Opiate #Start
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

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