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Alcohol Use Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Tolerance (reduced sensitivity to effects of EtOH)
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Withdrawal ... symptoms - ... , tachycardia, nausea ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis #Signs ... #Symptoms #Psychiatry
Methadone Hospital Quick Start - Inpatient Initiation for Opioid Use Disorder and Withdrawal
Initial Dosing:
 - Patients
Quick Start - Inpatient ... symptoms ... benzodiazepines, alcohol ... #opiate #opioid ... #algorithm
Phenobarbital monotherapy algorithm for alcohol withdrawal

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-Phenobarbital monotherapy has numerous advantages
for alcohol withdrawal ... phenobarbital-monotherapy-withdrawal-management-algorithm-protocol-pulmcrit ... suggests that the patient ... Alternative causes ... #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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Use Treatment (SHOUT ... Methadone #Initiation #Algorithm ... Management #Addiction #Opiate ... #Start #Prescribing ... #Inpatient #opioid
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 ... #Symptoms #EtOH
Quick Guide: Buprenorphine Initiation Algorithm
Adjunctive meds: 
The following can be prescribed PRN for symptoms of withdrawal
hours PRN w/d symptoms ... q 6 hours PRN nausea ... Management #Addiction #Opiate ... #Start #Prescribing ... #Inpatient
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
attributed to opiate ... accounted for by cold symptoms ... stool • 0 - no GI symptoms ... Use Treatment (SHOUT ... ) #COWS #Opiate