10 results
COWS Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale
Score: 
5-12 mild; 13-24 moderate; 25-36 moderately severe; more than 36 =
Withdrawal Scale ... Score: 5-12 ... #Withdrawal #Scale ... Buprenorphine #Nursing ... #Assessment #Score
SHOT Scale - Alcohol Withdrawal Assessment Scale

#SHOT #Scale #Alcohol #Withdrawal #EtOH #Assessment #Score #Scale #Diagnosis #Nursing
SHOT Scale - Alcohol ... Withdrawal Assessment ... Scale #Alcohol # ... #Assessment #Score ... #Nursing
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
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
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)
 - Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is
Clinical Opioid ... Withdrawal Score ... attributed to opiate ... withdrawal is scored ... #Withdrawal #Score
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
Withdrawal Score ... withdrawal is scored ... Use Treatment ( ... #Opiate #Withdrawal ... #Scale #Buprenorphine
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
Prediction of Alcohol Withdrawal Severity Scale (PAWSS)

Part B: Based on patient interview: 

1. Have you ever
Scale (PAWSS) ... rehabilitation treatment ... or out-patient treatment ... #Severity #Scale ... #Score #Diagnosis
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
Alcohol Use Disorder - Maintenance Treatment
Naltrexone (first line) - First line for most people without contraindications
Alcohol Use Disorder ... Consider if also using ... anxious, EtOH withdrawal ... dosing by family, opioid ... #management #pharmacology