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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 has completely withdrawn ...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
In 2018, opioid withdrawal should be considered a buprenorphine deficiency. Otherwise, a multitude of comparatively ineffective
In 2018, opioid ... comparatively ineffective treatments ... @emupdates #Management ... #Pharmacology # ... #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 ... #Opioid #Withdrawal
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
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
Pearls for Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder

First-line pharmacotherapies for moderate to severe AUD include naltrexone and
Pearls for Treatment ... of Alcohol Use ... opiates Second-line ... #UseDisorder #Management ... #Medications #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
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
Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder

Treatment options for AUD include psychosocial treatment and medications. Individualize based on
Treatment of Alcohol ... liver disease or using ... opioids Acamprosate ... CarolynAChan #Alcohol ... #Management #AUD