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

Some patients may decline buprenorphine
Inpatient Management ... has completely withdrawn ... Support for Hospital ... Opioid Use Treatment ... (SHOUT) #Methadone
Quick Guide: Methadone Starts in the Hospital
Day 1: max daily dose 40 mg methadone
First dose
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Ramsay sedation score ... Opioid Use Treatment ... #Management #Addiction ... #Opiate #Start ... #Prescribing #Inpatient
CA-Bridge Buprenorphine Hospital Quick Start Algorithm - Management of acute opiate withdrawal 
 - Any prescriber
of acute opiate ... withdrawal - ... that is safe and ... - If patient is ... #Opioid #Withdrawal
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
Withdrawal Score ... withdrawal is scored ... Support for Hospital ... Opioid Use Treatment ... #Opiate #Withdrawal
Quick Guide: Acute Pain and Perioperative Management in Opioid Use Disorder

The following applies to patients already
Management of Opioid ... “Inpatient Management ... Support for Hospital ... Opioid Use Treatment ... (SHOUT) #Perioperative
Quick Guide: Buprenorphine Initiation Algorithm
Adjunctive meds: 
The following can be prescribed PRN for symptoms of withdrawal
Support for Hospital ... Opioid Use Treatment ... #Management #Addiction ... #Opiate #Start ... #Prescribing #Inpatient