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Buprenorphine-Naloxone and treatment of withdrawal symptoms

Prerequisites for starting Suboxone in the ED:

1. Patient has an opioid
treatment of withdrawal ... Patient has an opioid ... COWS is >12, AND ... Suboxone #Opioid #Withdrawal ... #Algorithm #Management
Methadone Hospital Quick Start - Inpatient Initiation for Opioid Use Disorder and Withdrawal
Initial Dosing:
 - Patients
Quick Start - Inpatient ... Opioid Use Disorder and ... benzodiazepines, alcohol ... #Initiation #management ... #withdrawal #opiate
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Treatment depends ... neurotoxicity • Alcohol ... withdrawal Endocrine ... #Perioperative ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia
Quick Guide: Methadone Starts in the Hospital
Day 1: max daily dose 40 mg methadone
First dose
• Check
First dose • Check COWS ... (SHOUT) #Methadone ... #Management #Addiction ... #Opiate #Start ... #Prescribing #Inpatient
Practice Guidelines for Preoperative Fasting

Infographic by Dr. Jesse Burk-Rafel
@jbrafel

> 8 hours - Heavy foods (fried/fatty) and
(fried/fatty) and ... clear liquid), Cow's ... 2 hours - Non-alcoholic ... Pre-Op - LESS patient ... Fasting #Guidelines #Anesthesia
Inpatient Management of Opioid Use Disorder: Methadone vs Buprenorphine - Comparison Table

Some patients may decline buprenorphine
Inpatient Management ... medication assisted treatment ... has completely withdrawn ... (SHOUT) #Methadone ... Comparison #Pain #Management
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
Score (COWS) ... attributed to opiate ... Hospital Opioid Use Treatment ... (SHOUT) #COWS ... #Opiate #Withdrawal
CA-Bridge Buprenorphine Hospital Quick Start Algorithm - Management of acute opiate withdrawal 
 - Any prescriber
Start Algorithm - Management ... of acute opiate ... withdrawal - ... opioid that is safe and ... - If patient is
Quick Guide: Acute Pain and Perioperative Management in Opioid Use Disorder

The following applies to patients already
Perioperative Management ... accompanying guidelines “Inpatient ... “Inpatient Management ... Hospital Opioid Use Treatment ... (SHOUT) #Perioperative
Anaesthesia and 
peri-operative care for Jehovah's Witnesses and 
patients who refuse blood 

1. Patients should be
Anaesthesia and ... of alternative treatments ... blood management ... #perioperative ... #preoperative #Management