3 results
Quick Guide: Methadone Starts in the Hospital
Day 1: max daily dose 40 mg methadone
First dose
• Check
Starts in the Hospital ... Opioid Use Treatment ... (SHOUT) #Methadone ... #Initiation #Algorithm ... #Addiction #Opiate
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
Support for Hospital ... Opioid Use Treatment ... #Opiate #Withdrawal ... #Scale #Buprenorphine ... Score #Diagnosis #Addiction
Quick Guide: Buprenorphine Initiation Algorithm
Adjunctive meds: 
The following can be prescribed PRN for symptoms of withdrawal
Buprenorphine Initiation ... Support for Hospital ... Opioid Use Treatment ... #Initiation #Algorithm ... #Addiction #Opiate