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Typical Withdrawal Characteristics of Various Opiates / Time course of opiate withdrawal. 
- Half-life
- Onset of
Characteristics of Various Opiates ... Time course of opiate ... withdrawal ... #Opiates #Opioid ... #pharmacology #diagnosis
Clinical Signs and Symptoms of opioid withdrawal Illustrated

#opioid #withdrawal #opiate #Signs #Symptoms
Clinical Signs and ... Symptoms of opioid withdrawal ... Illustrated #opioid #withdrawal ... #opiate #Signs
COWS Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale
Score: 
5-12 mild; 13-24 moderate; 25-36 moderately severe; more than 36 =
COWS Clinical Opiate ... Withdrawal Scale ... #Diagnosis ... Addiction #COWS #Opiate ... #Withdrawal #Scale
Buprenorphine Algorithm for Uncomplicated Opioid Withdrawal - ACEP Opioids Clinical Policy

Assess Withdrawal Severity - Objective signs
Uncomplicated Opioid Withdrawal ... Policy Assess Withdrawal ... Severity - Objective signs ... and Clinical Opiate ... Withdrawal Scale
Alcohol Withdrawal Timeline
Minor withdrawal (6 to 36 hours) - Tremulousness, mild anxiety, headache, diaphoresis, palpitations, gastrointestinal
Alcohol Withdrawal ... Timeline Minor withdrawal ... and normal vital signs ... #Timeline #etoh ... #diagnosis
Alcohol Use Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Tolerance (reduced sensitivity to effects of EtOH)
 •
to effects of EtOH ... exacerbated by EtOH ... • Withdrawal ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms
Signs and Symptoms of Toxidromes

Sympathomimetic / GABAergic withdrawal 
Cholinergic 
Anticholinergic 
Opioid withdrawal 
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome 
Serotonin
Signs and Symptoms ... Sympathomimetic / GABAergic withdrawal ... Anticholinergic Opioid withdrawal ... Sympathomimetics #Diagnosis
Atrial Fibrillation - Diagnosis, Causes, Presentations
Causes (PIRATES):
 - Pulmonary embolism 
 - Ischemia (cardiac) 
 -
Fibrillation - Diagnosis ... 1st episode - EtOH ... withdrawal ("holiday ... Fibrillation #AFib #Diagnosis
The Hot and Altered Patient in the ED - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Heat Stroke
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Sympathomimetic Toxidrome • ETOH ... Sedative-Hypnotic Withdrawal ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Mydriasis and Miosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Causes of Mydriasis:
Dilated pupils (mydriasis) more than 7mm
 • Unilateral
- Differential Diagnosis ... - Medications: Opiate ... withdrawal, Antipsychotic ... - Medications: Opiates ... #differential #diagnosis