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Methadone Hospital Quick Start - Inpatient Initiation for Opioid Use Disorder and Withdrawal
Initial Dosing:
 - Patients
Methadone Hospital ... Ramsay sedation scale ... benzodiazepines, alcohol ... Inpatient #Initiation #management ... #withdrawal #opiate
Clinical institute withdrawal assessment of alcohol scale revised (CIWA-AR).

#Diagnosis #Management #Alcohol #Withdrawal #Assessment #CIWAAR #Revised #Scale
assessment of alcohol ... scale revised ( ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Alcohol #Withdrawal ... #Score #Nursing
Opioid Withdrawal: Clinical Findings and Complications
Note: Opioid withdrawal can be extremely uncomfortable, but is rarely life-threatening
Opioid Withdrawal ... of alcohol and/ ... using an opioid ... #Withdrawal #Opiate ... #Pathophysiology
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
Clinical Opioid ... Support for Hospital ... #Opiate #Withdrawal ... #Scale #Buprenorphine ... Diagnosis #Addiction #Nursing
Quick Guide: Methadone Starts in the Hospital
Day 1: max daily dose 40 mg methadone
First dose
• Check
Starts in the Hospital ... Opioid Use Treatment ... (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