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Inpatient Management of Opioid Use Disorder: Methadone vs Buprenorphine - Comparison Table

Some patients may decline buprenorphine
Inpatient Management ... Buprenorphine - Comparison Table ... Use Treatment ( ... SHOUT) #Methadone ... #Opioid #UseDisorder
Buprenorphine-Naloxone and treatment of withdrawal symptoms

Prerequisites for starting Suboxone in the ED:

1. Patient has an opioid
Buprenorphine-Naloxone and treatment ... of withdrawal symptoms ... Patient has an opioid ... COWS is >12, AND ... #Management #Addiction
Quick Guide: Methadone Starts in the Hospital
Day 1: max daily dose 40 mg methadone
First dose
• Check
First dose • Check COWS ... #Management #Addiction ... #Opiate #Start ... #Prescribing #Inpatient ... #opioid
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)
 - Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is
Clinical Opioid ... (COWS) - Resting ... attributed to opiate ... Gooseflesh skin #COWS ... #Clinical #Opioid
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
Clinical Opioid ... Use Treatment ( ... SHOUT) #COWS ... #Opiate #Withdrawal ... Diagnosis #Addiction #Nursing
CA-Bridge Buprenorphine Hospital Quick Start Algorithm - Management of acute opiate withdrawal 
 - Any prescriber
of acute opiate ... withdrawal - ... - If patient is ... stable on methadone ... #Opioid #Withdrawal
Buprenorphine Initiation for the Uninitiated
1) WAIT FOR MODERATE WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS
 - Precipitated withdrawal can be caused
displacing a full opioid ... begin initiation during ... COWS Score 6-10 ... or substantial patient ... Prescribing #Addiction #Management
Quick Guide: Acute Pain and Perioperative Management in Opioid Use Disorder

The following applies to patients already
Management of Opioid ... Management of Opioid ... Use Treatment ( ... SHOUT) #Perioperative ... #Opioid #UseDisorder
Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder

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