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Buprenorphine Algorithm for Uncomplicated Opioid Withdrawal - ACEP Opioids Clinical Policy

Assess Withdrawal Severity - Objective signs
signs and Clinical Opiate ... (COWS) Moderate ... to severe (COWS ... #Withdrawal #management ... #addiction #management
Clinical institute withdrawal assessment of alcohol scale revised (CIWA-AR).

#Diagnosis #Management #Alcohol #Withdrawal #Assessment #CIWAAR #Revised #Scale
assessment of alcohol ... scale revised (CIWA-AR ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Alcohol #Withdrawal ... #Assessment #CIWAAR
Methadone Hospital Quick Start - Inpatient Initiation for Opioid Use Disorder and Withdrawal
Initial Dosing:
 - Patients
Initiation for Opioid ... benzodiazepines, alcohol ... Inpatient #Initiation #management ... #withdrawal #opiate ... #opioid #algorithm
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)
 - Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is
Clinical Opioid ... (COWS) - Resting ... attributed to opiate ... Gooseflesh skin #COWS ... #Clinical #Opioid
Quick Guide: Methadone Starts in the Hospital
Day 1: max daily dose 40 mg methadone
First dose
• Check
First dose • Check COWS ... Support for Hospital Opioid ... Use Treatment (SHOUT ... Algorithm #Treatment #Management ... #Addiction #Opiate
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
Clinical Opioid ... (COWS) Resting ... attributed to opiate ... Use Treatment (SHOUT ... ) #COWS #Opiate
Quick Guide: Buprenorphine Initiation Algorithm
Adjunctive meds: 
The following can be prescribed PRN for symptoms of withdrawal
for symptoms of withdrawal ... Support for Hospital Opioid ... Use Treatment (SHOUT ... Algorithm #Treatment #Management ... #Addiction #Opiate