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Methadone Hospital Quick Start - Inpatient Initiation for Opioid Use Disorder and Withdrawal
Initial Dosing:
 - Patients
Quick Start - Inpatient ... 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 ... Dosing usually begins ... (SHOUT) #Methadone ... Buprenorphine #Comparison #Pain ... #Management #Opioid
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
In 2018, opioid withdrawal should be considered a buprenorphine deficiency. Otherwise, a multitude of comparatively ineffective
comparatively ineffective treatments ... doses to get your patient ... @emupdates #Management ... #Pharmacology #Pain ... #Alternatives #Dosing
CA-Bridge Buprenorphine Hospital Quick Start Algorithm - Management of acute opiate withdrawal 
 - Any prescriber
Start Algorithm - Management ... of acute opiate ... withdrawal - ... - If patient is ... co-exisiting chronic pain
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 ... #Doffing #Checklist ... #Management #COVID19 ... #SARSCoV2 #PersonalProtectiveEquipment
Quick Guide: Methadone Starts in the Hospital
Day 1: max daily dose 40 mg methadone
First dose
• Check
Hospital Opioid Use Treatment ... (SHOUT) #Methadone ... #Management #Addiction ... #Opiate #Start ... #Prescribing #Inpatient
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
was having pain ... attributed to opiate ... Hospital Opioid Use Treatment ... (SHOUT) #COWS ... #Opiate #Withdrawal
Quick Guide: Buprenorphine Initiation Algorithm
Adjunctive meds: 
The following can be prescribed PRN for symptoms of withdrawal
hold additional dosing ... (SHOUT) #Buprenorphine ... #Management #Addiction ... #Opiate #Start ... #Prescribing #Inpatient
Alcohol Use Disorder - Maintenance Treatment
Naltrexone (first line) - First line for most people without contraindications
Alcohol Use Disorder ... if also chronic pain ... if neuropathic pain ... anxious, EtOH withdrawal ... #management #pharmacology