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Alcohol Use Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Tolerance (reduced sensitivity to effects of EtOH)
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Alcohol Use Disorder ... • Withdrawal ... symptoms - ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis #Signs ... #Symptoms #Psychiatry
Methadone Hospital Quick Start - Inpatient Initiation for Opioid Use Disorder and Withdrawal
Initial Dosing:
 - Patients
Quick Start - Inpatient ... symptoms ... benzodiazepines, alcohol ... Methadone #Hospital #Inpatient ... #opiate #opioid
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 ... with normal vital signs ... #management #etoh
Updated phenobarbital alcohol withdrawal protocol

See old algorithm here: https://www.grepmed.com/images/1485/phenobarbital-monotherapy-withdrawal-management-algorithm-pulmcrit-protocol

The protocol was consequently modified as shown below,
After the patient ... assumed that the patient ... received sufficient treatment ... for alcohol withdrawal ... #EtOH #Withdrawal
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: Clinical Findings and Complications
The onset of alcohol withdrawal generally begins 6-24 hours after the
Alcohol Withdrawal ... Alcohol withdrawal ... #Alcohol #Withdrawal ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis #Signs ... #Symptoms #EtOH
Quick Guide: Methadone Starts in the Hospital
Day 1: max daily dose 40 mg methadone
First dose
• Check
Hospital Opioid Use Treatment ... (SHOUT) #Methadone ... Initiation #Algorithm #Treatment ... Management #Addiction #Opiate ... #Prescribing #Inpatient
Prediction of Alcohol Withdrawal Severity Scale (PAWSS)

Part B: Based on patient interview: 

1. Have you ever
Withdrawal Severity ... withdrawal? ... rehabilitation treatment ... treatment programs ... #Withdrawal #EtOH
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
attributed to opiate ... stool • 0 - no GI symptoms ... Hospital Opioid Use Treatment ... (SHOUT) #COWS ... #Opiate #Withdrawal
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 ... (SHOUT) #Buprenorphine ... Management #Addiction #Opiate ... #Prescribing #Inpatient