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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
ED-Bridge Buprenorphine Algorithm for management of acute opiate withdrawal in the ED

#Management #Opioid #Withdrawal #Emergency #Buprenorphine
management of acute opiate ... withdrawal in the ... Management #Opioid #Withdrawal ... Treatment #Algorithm #Addiction
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
Buprenorphine Algorithm for Uncomplicated Opioid Withdrawal - ACEP Opioids Clinical Policy

Assess Withdrawal Severity - Objective signs
Policy Assess Withdrawal ... Severity - Objective signs ... and Clinical Opiate ... Withdrawal Scale ... #management #addiction
Addictions: Pathogenesis

Mesolimbic Dopaminergic Pathway:
 • Dopaminergic neurons in Ventral Tegmental Area (VTA) in midbrain under continuous
Addictions: Pathogenesis ... behaviours -> Addiction ... Tolerance and Withdrawal ... ) #Drug #Addiction ... Pathophysiology #Psychiatry
Quick Guide: Methadone Starts in the Hospital
Day 1: max daily dose 40 mg methadone
First dose
• Check
• If endorsing withdrawal ... • If endorsing withdrawal ... Use Treatment (SHOUT ... Treatment #Management #Addiction ... #Opiate #Start
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors: Mechanisms and Side Effects
 • Serotonin Syndrome:
   - Autonomic Hyperactivity:
Akathisia • SSRI Withdrawal ... #SideEffects #Psychiatry ... #Diagnosis #Signs
Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors(SNRIs): Mechanisms and Side Effects

Withdrawal: Dizziness, Diarrhea, Insomnia, Nausea, Vomiting
Serotonin Syndrome - Potentially Life
Side Effects Withdrawal ... #SideEffects #Psychiatry ... #Diagnosis #Signs
Inpatient Management of Opioid Use Disorder: Methadone vs Buprenorphine - Comparison Table

Some patients may decline buprenorphine
has completely withdrawn ... experience precipitated withdrawal ... Use Treatment (SHOUT ... #UseDisorder #Addiction
CA-Bridge Buprenorphine Hospital Quick Start Algorithm - Management of acute opiate withdrawal 
 - Any prescriber
Management of acute opiate ... withdrawal - ... Management #Opioid #Withdrawal ... Treatment #Algorithm #Addiction