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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
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
Inpatient Management of Opioid Use Disorder: Methadone vs Buprenorphine - Comparison Table

Some patients may decline buprenorphine
Use Disorder: Methadone ... has completely withdrawn ...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 - ... or prefers methadone ... Management #Opioid #Withdrawal ... Treatment #Algorithm #Addiction
Opioid Use Disorder Medications - Pharmacokinetics

Buprenorphine is a partial mu-opioid receptor agonist with low intrinsic activity,
suppressing opioid withdrawal ... modulating opioid withdrawal ... stages of the addiction ... action prevents withdrawal ... effects from illicit opiates
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal ... attributed to opiate ... Use Treatment (SHOUT ... ) #COWS #Opiate ... Score #Diagnosis #Addiction
Quick Guide: Buprenorphine Initiation Algorithm
Adjunctive meds: 
The following can be prescribed PRN for symptoms of withdrawal
for symptoms of withdrawal ... return of cravings/withdrawal ... Use Treatment (SHOUT ... Treatment #Management #Addiction ... #Opiate #Start
Anorexia Nervosa: Signs and Symptoms
Binge/Purge Subtype - Recurrent (once per week) episodes of binge-eating or purging,
Anorexia Nervosa: Signs ... , sometimes in addition ... dysphoria, social withdrawal ... pathophysiology #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #psychiatry