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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 ... #Diagnosis #Addiction ... #COWS #Opiate # ... #Buprenorphine ... #Nursing #Assessment
Buprenorphine Initiation for the Uninitiated
1) WAIT FOR MODERATE WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS
 - Precipitated withdrawal can be caused
Buprenorphine Initiation ... , begin initiation ... or substantial patient ... Initiation #Prescribing ... #Addiction #Management
Inpatient Management of Opioid Use Disorder: Methadone vs Buprenorphine - Comparison Table

Some patients may decline buprenorphine
Inpatient Management ... - Comparison Table ... has completely withdrawn ... Use Treatment (SHOUT ... #UseDisorder #Addiction
CA-Bridge Buprenorphine Hospital Quick Start Algorithm - Management of acute opiate withdrawal 
 - Any prescriber
Management of acute opiate ... withdrawal - ... - If patient is ... stable on methadone ... Treatment #Algorithm #Addiction
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
Opioid Use Disorder Medications - Pharmacokinetics

Buprenorphine is a partial mu-opioid receptor agonist with low intrinsic activity,
suppressing opioid withdrawal ... stages of the addiction ... effects from illicit opiates ... the sublingual tablet ... Pharmacokinetics #Comparison #Table
Quick Guide: Methadone Starts in the Hospital
Day 1: max daily dose 40 mg methadone
First dose
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Use Treatment (SHOUT ... ) #Methadone #Initiation ... Treatment #Management #Addiction ... #Opiate #Start ... #Prescribing #Inpatient
Quick Guide: Buprenorphine Initiation Algorithm
Adjunctive meds: 
The following can be prescribed PRN for symptoms of withdrawal
Quick Guide: Buprenorphine ... Initiation Algorithm ... Use Treatment (SHOUT ... Treatment #Management #Addiction ... #Opiate #Start
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)
 - Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal ... Observation during assessment ... attributed to opiate ... Observation during assessment ... Score #diagnosis #addiction