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Alcohol Use Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Tolerance (reduced sensitivity to effects of EtOH)
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Alcohol Use Disorder ... • Withdrawal ... , tachycardia, nausea ... #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis #Signs
Phenobarbital monotherapy algorithm for alcohol withdrawal

** EDIT - SEE UPDATED ALGORITHM HERE:
https://www.grepmed.com/images/4060/phenobarbital-monotherapy-withdrawal-management-algorithm-protocol-pulmcrit

-Phenobarbital monotherapy has numerous advantages
for alcohol withdrawal ... phenobarbital-monotherapy-withdrawal-management-algorithm-protocol-pulmcrit ... suggests that the patient ... Alternative causes ... #EtOH #Withdrawal
Updated phenobarbital alcohol withdrawal protocol

See old algorithm here: https://www.grepmed.com/images/1485/phenobarbital-monotherapy-withdrawal-management-algorithm-pulmcrit-protocol

The protocol was consequently modified as shown below,
See old algorithm ... phenobarbital-monotherapy-withdrawal-management-algorithm-pulmcrit-protocol ... received sufficient treatment ... for alcohol withdrawal ... #EtOH #Withdrawal
Opioid Withdrawal: Clinical Findings and Complications
Note: Opioid withdrawal can be extremely uncomfortable, but is rarely life-threatening
Opioid Withdrawal ... of alcohol and/ ... Gastrointestinal distress (nausea ... #Opiate #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis #Signs
Quick Guide: Methadone Starts in the Hospital
Day 1: max daily dose 40 mg methadone
First dose
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(SHOUT) #Methadone ... #Initiation #Algorithm ... #Treatment #Management ... #Addiction #Opiate ... #Prescribing #Inpatient
Alcohol Withdrawal: Clinical Findings and Complications
The onset of alcohol withdrawal generally begins 6-24 hours after the
Alcohol Withdrawal ... Alcohol withdrawal ... #Alcohol #Withdrawal ... #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis #Signs
Prediction of Alcohol Withdrawal Severity Scale (PAWSS)

Part B: Based on patient interview: 

1. Have you ever
Withdrawal Severity ... rehabilitation treatment ... treatment programs ... sweating, agitation, nausea ... #Withdrawal #EtOH
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
attributed to opiate ... last ½ hour • 2 - nausea ... Hospital Opioid Use Treatment ... (SHOUT) #COWS ... #Opiate #Withdrawal
Quick Guide: Buprenorphine Initiation Algorithm
Adjunctive meds: 
The following can be prescribed PRN for symptoms of withdrawal
q 6 hours PRN nausea ... (SHOUT) #Buprenorphine ... #Treatment #Management ... #Addiction #Opiate ... #Prescribing #Inpatient