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

Some patients may decline buprenorphine
Inpatient Management ... has completely withdrawn ... Dosing usually begins ... Use Treatment ( ... SHOUT) #Methadone
CA-Bridge Buprenorphine Hospital Quick Start Algorithm - Management of acute opiate withdrawal 
 - Any prescriber
of acute opiate ... - If patient is ... Buprenorphine Dosing ... chronic pain split dosing ... #Opioid #Withdrawal
In 2018, opioid withdrawal should be considered a buprenorphine deficiency. Otherwise, a multitude of comparatively ineffective
In 2018, opioid ... comparatively ineffective treatments ... doses to get your patient ... @emupdates #Management ... #Alternatives #Dosing
Updated phenobarbital alcohol withdrawal protocol

See old algorithm here: https://www.grepmed.com/images/1485/phenobarbital-monotherapy-withdrawal-management-algorithm-pulmcrit-protocol

The protocol was consequently modified as shown below,
phenobarbital-monotherapy-withdrawal-management-algorithm-pulmcrit-protocol ... phenobarbital dosing ... received sufficient treatment ... for alcohol withdrawal ... #Management #Alcohol
Quick Guide: Methadone Starts in the Hospital
Day 1: max daily dose 40 mg methadone
First dose
• Check
SHOUT) #Methadone ... #Management #Addiction ... #Opiate #Start ... #Prescribing #Inpatient ... #opioid
Acute Pain Control In Patients On Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT)
Methadone - µ-opioid receptor agonist:
1) Continue maintenance
Medication Assisted Treatment ... or frequency of dosing ... or frequency of dosing ... #PainControl #management ... methadone #addiction #opiate
Checklist for removing PPE, using a tear-away gown here (this type of gown is preferred)
Inside the
Clean hands with alcohol-based ... Outside the patient ... #PPE #Removal #Donning ... #Doffing #Checklist ... #Management #COVID19
Alcohol Use Disorder - Maintenance Treatment
Naltrexone (first line) - First line for most people without contraindications
Alcohol Use Disorder ... anxious, EtOH withdrawal ... by family, opioid ... uptitrate) #AUD #Alcohol ... #management #pharmacology
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
Clinical Opioid ... attributed to opiate ... Use Treatment ( ... SHOUT) #COWS ... #Opiate #Withdrawal