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Methadone Hospital Quick Start - Inpatient Initiation for Opioid Use Disorder and Withdrawal
Initial Dosing:
 - Patients
Start - Inpatient Initiation ... symptoms ... benzodiazepines, alcohol ... Hospital #Inpatient #Initiation ... #opiate #opioid
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 ... Symptoms (6-36 ... with normal vital signs ... #AWS #diagnosis
Alcohol Use Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Tolerance (reduced sensitivity to effects of EtOH)
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Alcohol Use Disorder ... to use EtOH • Withdrawal ... symptoms - ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms
Quick Guide: Methadone Starts in the Hospital
Day 1: max daily dose 40 mg methadone
First dose
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Hospital Opioid Use Treatment ... (SHOUT) #Methadone ... #Initiation #Algorithm ... #Treatment #Management ... #Addiction #Opiate
Time course of events during the alcohol withdrawal syndrome. 
The signs and symptoms that manifest earliest
withdrawal syndrome ... The signs and symptoms ... The earliest symptoms ... #alcohol #withdrawal ... deliriumtremens #diagnosis
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
Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis - Illness Script
 • Epidemiology: Asian men age 20-30 with hyperthyroidism of any
exposure, infection, alcohol ... thyroid hormone • Symptoms ... /signs: Episodes ... or high T3 • Treatment ... Periodic #Paralysis #diagnosis
Risk Factors and Signs of Copper Deficiency
Risk Factors:
 • Gastrointestinal: Previous upper bowel resection/bariatric surgery, Inflammatory
Risk Factors and Signs ... dental fixatives, Treatment ... nutrition, Excess alcohol ... Copper #Deficiency #diagnosis ... #symptoms #nutrition
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
shifts caused by initiation ... History of excessive alcohol ... overload) Other Symptoms ... hyperparathyroidism Treatment ... #Differential #Diagnosis