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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
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)
 - Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is
aches: If patient was ... attributed to opiate ... withdrawal is scored ... accounted for by cold symptoms ... #Score #diagnosis
Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome (AWS) - ICU OnePager

Scoring Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome (AWS):
 • PAWSS
 • CIWA-Ar
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Alcohol Withdrawal ... Withdrawal Symptom ... with normal vital signs ... #AWS #diagnosis ... #treatment #management
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
aches: If patient was ... attributed to opiate ... withdrawal is scored ... ) #COWS #Opiate ... #Diagnosis #Addiction
Quick Guide: Methadone Starts in the Hospital
Day 1: max daily dose 40 mg methadone
First dose
• Check
dose from day 1 as ... Ramsay sedation score ... Methadone #Initiation #Algorithm ... #Treatment #Management ... #Addiction #Opiate
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 ... from previous day as ... #Treatment #Management ... #Addiction #Opiate