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Opioid Withdrawal: Clinical Findings and Complications
Note: Opioid withdrawal can be extremely uncomfortable, but is rarely life-threatening
Opioid Withdrawal ... of alcohol and/ ... #Opioid #Withdrawal ... #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 ... with normal vital signs ... #management #etoh
Time course of events during the alcohol withdrawal syndrome. 
The signs and symptoms that manifest earliest
withdrawal syndrome ... The signs and symptoms ... #alcohol #withdrawal ... #timeline #deliriumtremens ... #diagnosis #addiction
Quick Guide: Methadone Starts in the Hospital
Day 1: max daily dose 40 mg methadone
First dose
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Support for Hospital Opioid ... Use Treatment ( ... SHOUT) #Methadone ... #Management #Addiction ... #Opiate #Start
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 ... Score #Diagnosis #Addiction
Alcohol Use Disorder - Maintenance Treatment
Naltrexone (first line) - First line for most people without contraindications
Alcohol Use Disorder ... pain, anxious, EtOH ... withdrawal. ... dosing by family, opioid ... pharmacology #table #addiction
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 ... Support for Hospital Opioid ... #Management #Addiction ... #Opiate #Start