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Methadone Hospital Quick Start - Inpatient Initiation for Opioid Use Disorder and Withdrawal
Initial Dosing:
 - Patients
Hospital Quick Start ... symptoms ... benzodiazepines, alcohol ... #management #withdrawal ... #opiate #opioid
Buprenorphine Initiation for the Uninitiated
1) WAIT FOR MODERATE WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS
 - Precipitated withdrawal can be caused
SYMPTOMS - Precipitated ... symptoms: e.g. ... COWS Score 6-10 ... guidance. 2) START ... Prescribing #Addiction #Management
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 ... ) #Methadone #Initiation ... Algorithm #Treatment #Management ... #Addiction #Opiate
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 ... with normal vital signs ... #AWS #diagnosis ... #treatment #management
Quick Guide: Buprenorphine Initiation Algorithm
Adjunctive meds: 
The following can be prescribed PRN for symptoms of withdrawal
Buprenorphine Initiation ... prescribed PRN for symptoms ... hours PRN w/d symptoms ... Algorithm #Treatment #Management ... #Addiction #Opiate
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
Score (COWS) ... attributed to opiate ... Use Treatment (SHOUT ... ) #COWS #Opiate ... Buprenorphine #Score #Diagnosis
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
systemic sx + signs ... Start steroids if ... GCA #Temporal #Signs ... #Symptoms #Diagnosis ... #Management