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Buprenorphine Algorithm for Uncomplicated Opioid Withdrawal - ACEP Opioids Clinical Policy

Assess Withdrawal Severity - Objective signs
Buprenorphine Algorithm ... Severity - Objective signs ... and Clinical Opiate ... #management #addiction ... #management
Methadone Hospital Quick Start - Inpatient Initiation for Opioid Use Disorder and Withdrawal
Initial Dosing:
 - Patients
symptoms ... benzodiazepines, alcohol ... Inpatient #Initiation #management ... #withdrawal #opiate ... #opioid #algorithm
Opioid Withdrawal: Clinical Findings and Complications
Note: Opioid withdrawal can be extremely uncomfortable, but is rarely life-threatening
Opioid Withdrawal ... Note: Opioid withdrawal ... of alcohol and/ ... #Opiate #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis #Signs
Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome (AWS) - ICU OnePager

Scoring Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome (AWS):
 • PAWSS
 • CIWA-Ar
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Alcohol Withdrawal ... Symptom Timeline ... Symptoms (6-36 ... vital signs • ... diagnosis #treatment #management
Quick Guide: Methadone Starts in the Hospital
Day 1: max daily dose 40 mg methadone
First dose
• Check
• If endorsing withdrawal ... Use Treatment (SHOUT ... Methadone #Initiation #Algorithm ... #Treatment #Management ... #Addiction #Opiate
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
tests algorithm ... suspicious clinical symptoms ... /signs should be ... dehydrogenase; NAFLD, non-alcoholic ... #Algorithm #Hepatology
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
attributed to opiate ... accounted for by cold symptoms ... stool • 0 - no GI symptoms ... Use Treatment (SHOUT ... ) #COWS #Opiate
Optic Neuritis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Epidemiology: Female (75%), 18-50 years,
caucasian
 • Symptoms: Moderate visual
Diagnosis and Management ... caucasian • Symptoms ... Unilateral • Signs ... lesions (a), Brain: normal ... deterioration after withdrawal
Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
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Diagnosis and Management ... JAK2 mutation OR Abnormally ... , signs, and complications ... • Treatment algorithms ... PV #Diagnosis #Management
Quick Guide: Buprenorphine Initiation Algorithm
Adjunctive meds: 
The following can be prescribed PRN for symptoms of withdrawal
prescribed PRN for symptoms ... hours PRN w/d symptoms ... Use Treatment (SHOUT ... #Treatment #Management ... #Addiction #Opiate