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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
COWS Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale
Score: 
5-12 mild; 13-24 moderate; 25-36 moderately severe; more than 36 =
COWS Clinical Opiate ... Diagnosis #Addiction #COWS ... #Opiate #Withdrawal ... #Scale #Buprenorphine ... #Nursing #Assessment
Inpatient Management of Opioid Use Disorder: Methadone vs Buprenorphine - Comparison Table

Some patients may decline buprenorphine
Inpatient Management ... has completely withdrawn ... Support for Hospital ... (SHOUT) #Methadone ... Comparison #Pain #Management
CA-Bridge Buprenorphine Hospital Quick Start Algorithm - Management of acute opiate withdrawal 
 - Any prescriber
Hospital Quick ... Start Algorithm - Management ... of acute opiate ... withdrawal - ... #Opioid #Withdrawal
Methadone Hospital Quick Start - Inpatient Initiation for Opioid Use Disorder and Withdrawal
Initial Dosing:
 - Patients
Methadone Hospital ... Initiation for Opioid ... benzodiazepines, alcohol ... Inpatient #Initiation #management ... #withdrawal #opiate
Buprenorphine Initiation for the Uninitiated
1) WAIT FOR MODERATE WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS
 - Precipitated withdrawal can be caused
Buprenorphine Initiation ... displacing a full opioid ... begin initiation during ... COWS Score 6-10 ... Prescribing #Addiction #Management
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
Clinical Opioid ... Support for Hospital ... (SHOUT) #COWS ... #Opiate #Withdrawal ... #Scale #Buprenorphine
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)
 - Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is
Clinical Opioid ... (COWS) - Resting ... assessment - Pupil ... attributed to opiate ... #Clinical #Opioid
Quick Guide: Methadone Starts in the Hospital
Day 1: max daily dose 40 mg methadone
First dose
• Check
Starts in the Hospital ... First dose • Check COWS ... (SHOUT) #Methadone ... Algorithm #Treatment #Management ... #Addiction #Opiate
Quick Guide: Buprenorphine Initiation Algorithm
Adjunctive meds: 
The following can be prescribed PRN for symptoms of withdrawal
Support for Hospital ... Opioid Use Treatment ... (SHOUT) #Buprenorphine ... Algorithm #Treatment #Management ... #Addiction #Opiate