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Buprenorphine Algorithm for Uncomplicated Opioid Withdrawal - ACEP Opioids Clinical Policy

Assess Withdrawal Severity - Objective signs
Severity - Objective signs ... and Clinical Opiate ... to severe (COWS ... #Withdrawal #management ... #addiction #management
Buprenorphine-Naloxone and treatment of withdrawal symptoms

Prerequisites for starting Suboxone in the ED:

1. Patient has an opioid
treatment of withdrawal ... Patient has an opioid ... COWS is >12, AND ... #Withdrawal #Algorithm ... #Management #Addiction
Inpatient Management of Opioid Use Disorder: Methadone vs Buprenorphine - Comparison Table

Some patients may decline buprenorphine
Inpatient Management ... has completely withdrawn ... Use Treatment (SHOUT ... #Opioid #UseDisorder ... #Addiction #DecisionAid
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)
 - Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is
Clinical Opioid ... (COWS) - Resting ... attributed to opiate ... #Clinical #Opioid ... #diagnosis #addiction
Quick Guide: Methadone Starts in the Hospital
Day 1: max daily dose 40 mg methadone
First dose
• Check
First dose • Check COWS ... Support for Hospital Opioid ... Use Treatment (SHOUT ... Algorithm #Treatment #Management ... #Addiction #Opiate
Opioid Use Disorder Medications - Pharmacokinetics

Buprenorphine is a partial mu-opioid receptor agonist with low intrinsic activity,
withdrawal and ... withdrawal symptoms ... stages of the addiction ... effects from illicit opiates ... #Opioid #UseDisorder
Opioid Withdrawal: Clinical Findings and Complications
Note: Opioid withdrawal can be extremely uncomfortable, but is rarely life-threatening
Opioid Withdrawal ... being to the fetus during ... using an opioid ... #Withdrawal #Opiate ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis #Signs
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 ... #Prescribing #Addiction ... #Management
CA-Bridge Buprenorphine Hospital Quick Start Algorithm - Management of acute opiate withdrawal 
 - Any prescriber
of acute opiate ... withdrawal - ... that is safe and ... #Opioid #Withdrawal ... Treatment #Algorithm #Addiction
Pearls for Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder

First-line pharmacotherapies for moderate to severe AUD include naltrexone and
moderate to severe AUD ... opiates Second-line ... psychaedelics #Alcohol #UseDisorder ... #Management #Treatment ... #Screening #Addiction