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Methadone Hospital Quick Start - Inpatient Initiation for Opioid Use Disorder and Withdrawal
Initial Dosing:
 - Patients
Hospital Quick Start ... symptoms ... Ramsay sedation scale ... #opiate #opioid ... #algorithm
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
Score (COWS) ... attributed to opiate ... withdrawal is scored ... ) #COWS #Opiate ... #Withdrawal #Scale
Quick Guide: Methadone Starts in the Hospital
Day 1: max daily dose 40 mg methadone
First dose
• Check
Guide: Methadone Starts ... First dose • Check COWS ... Ramsay sedation score ... Methadone #Initiation #Algorithm ... Management #Addiction #Opiate