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Methadone Hospital Quick Start - Inpatient Initiation for Opioid Use Disorder and Withdrawal
Initial Dosing:
 - Patients
Methadone Hospital ... symptoms ... benzodiazepines, alcohol ... #Inpatient #Initiation ... #opiate #opioid
Opioid Withdrawal: Clinical Findings and Complications
Note: Opioid withdrawal can be extremely uncomfortable, but is rarely life-threatening
being to the fetus during ... of alcohol and/ ... using an opioid ... #Opiate #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis #Signs
Quick Guide: Methadone Starts in the Hospital
Day 1: max daily dose 40 mg methadone
First dose
• Check
Starts in the Hospital ... Use Treatment (SHOUT ... ) #Methadone #Initiation ... Management #Addiction #Opiate ... #Prescribing #Inpatient
Time course of events during the alcohol withdrawal syndrome. 
The signs and symptoms that manifest earliest
course of events during ... the alcohol withdrawal ... The signs and symptoms ... #alcohol #withdrawal ... #timeline #deliriumtremens
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
attributed to opiate ... Support for Hospital ... Use Treatment (SHOUT ... ) #COWS #Opiate ... Diagnosis #Addiction #Nursing
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 ... Support for Hospital ... Management #Addiction #Opiate