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CA-Bridge Buprenorphine Hospital Quick Start Algorithm - Management of acute opiate withdrawal 
 - Any prescriber
Management of acute opiate ... - If patient is ... #Withdrawal #Emergency ... Treatment #Algorithm #Addiction ... #Prescribing
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)
 - Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is
Withdrawal Score ... attributed to opiate ... withdrawal is scored ... #Withdrawal #Score ... #diagnosis #addiction
Quick Guide: Methadone Starts in the Hospital
Day 1: max daily dose 40 mg methadone
First dose
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Ramsay sedation score ... Treatment #Management #Addiction ... #Opiate #Start ... #Prescribing #Inpatient ... #opioid
Buprenorphine Initiation for the Uninitiated
1) WAIT FOR MODERATE WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS
 - Precipitated withdrawal can be caused
displacing a full opioid ... begin initiation during ... COWS Score 6-10 ... Buprenorphine #Initiation #Prescribing ... #Addiction #Management
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
Clinical Opioid ... Withdrawal Score ... withdrawal is scored ... #Diagnosis #Addiction ... #Nursing #Assessment
Quick Guide: Buprenorphine Initiation Algorithm
Adjunctive meds: 
The following can be prescribed PRN for symptoms of withdrawal
Support for Hospital Opioid ... Use Treatment (SHOUT ... Treatment #Management #Addiction ... #Opiate #Start ... #Prescribing #Inpatient