15 results
COWS Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale
Score: 
5-12 mild; 13-24 moderate; 25-36 moderately severe; more than 36 =
COWS Clinical Opiate ... #Diagnosis ... #Addiction #COWS ... #Opiate #Withdrawal ... Buprenorphine #Nursing #Assessment
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
Rock Paper Scissors - Assessment of Nerve Damage in Upper Limb Injuries
Rock - Median Nerve
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Paper Scissors - Assessment ... of hand (finger abduction ... & adduction) OK ... Sign - AIN (Anterior ... UpperExtremities #diagnosis
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors: Mechanisms and Side Effects
 • Serotonin Syndrome:
   - Autonomic Hyperactivity:
Akathisia • SSRI Withdrawal ... #SideEffects #Psychiatry ... #Diagnosis #Signs
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
attributed to opiate ... Use Treatment (SHOUT ... ) #COWS #Opiate ... Buprenorphine #Score #Diagnosis ... #Addiction #Nursing
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
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
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)
 - Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is
Observation during assessment ... attributed to opiate ... Observation during assessment ... #Score #diagnosis ... #addiction
Opioid Withdrawal: Clinical Findings and Complications
Note: Opioid withdrawal can be extremely uncomfortable, but is rarely life-threatening
Opioid Withdrawal ... Note: Opioid withdrawal ... combined with withdrawal ... #Opiate #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis #Signs
Alcohol Use Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Tolerance (reduced sensitivity to effects of EtOH)
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to use EtOH • Withdrawal ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #Psychiatry