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Methadone Hospital Quick Start - Inpatient Initiation for Opioid Use Disorder and Withdrawal
Initial Dosing:
 - Patients
Initiation for Opioid ... Ramsay sedation scale ... benzodiazepines, alcohol ... Inpatient #Initiation #management ... #withdrawal #opiate
Inpatient Management of Opioid Use Disorder: Methadone vs Buprenorphine - Comparison Table

Some patients may decline buprenorphine
Inpatient Management ... Use Treatment ( ... SHOUT) #Methadone ... Buprenorphine #Comparison #Pain ... #Management #Opioid
Quick Guide: Methadone Starts in the Hospital
Day 1: max daily dose 40 mg methadone
First dose
• Check
Ramsay sedation score ... Use Treatment ( ... SHOUT) #Methadone ... #Management #Addiction ... #Opiate #Start
CA-Bridge Buprenorphine Hospital Quick Start Algorithm - Management of acute opiate withdrawal 
 - Any prescriber
Start Algorithm - Management ... of acute opiate ... withdrawal - ... co-exisiting chronic pain ... #Opioid #Withdrawal
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
Withdrawal Score ... patient was having pain ... withdrawal is scored ... Use Treatment ( ... #Opiate #Withdrawal
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 ... #Management #Addiction ... #Opiate #Start