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

Some patients may decline buprenorphine
Inpatient Management ... - Comparison Table ... naloxone as a trial ... (SHOUT) #Methadone ... #Comparison #Pain
CA-Bridge Buprenorphine Hospital Quick Start Algorithm - Management of acute opiate withdrawal 
 - Any prescriber
Management of acute opiate ... withdrawal - ... high-affinity, partial ... - If patient is ... stable on methadone
Opioid Use Disorder Medications - Pharmacokinetics

Buprenorphine is a partial mu-opioid receptor agonist with low intrinsic activity,
suppressing opioid withdrawal ... effects from illicit opiates ... the sublingual tablet ... Pharmacokinetics #Comparison ... #Table #Pharmacology
Quick Guide: Methadone Starts in the Hospital
Day 1: max daily dose 40 mg methadone
First dose
• Check
Hospital Opioid Use Treatment ... (SHOUT) #Methadone ... Initiation #Algorithm #Treatment ... Management #Addiction #Opiate ... #Prescribing #Inpatient
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
attributed to opiate ... Hospital Opioid Use Treatment ... (SHOUT) #COWS ... #Opiate #Withdrawal ... #Scale #Buprenorphine
Quick Guide: Buprenorphine Initiation Algorithm
Adjunctive meds: 
The following can be prescribed PRN for symptoms of withdrawal
Quick Guide: Buprenorphine ... Hospital Opioid Use Treatment ... (SHOUT) #Buprenorphine ... Management #Addiction #Opiate ... #Prescribing #Inpatient
Atrial Fibrillation RVR - Medications
Diltiazem
 • Preferred in patients with chronic lung such as Asthma and
Atrial Fibrillation ... unsure whether patient ... #Atrial #Fibrillation ... Medications #management #treatment ... #comparison #table
Diets and Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Diet affects IBD by 3 mechanisms
1. Microbiome ( ↓ diversity)
2. Mucosal
therapy CD > UC • Patient ... balanced, nutritious Table ... IBD #Nutrition #comparison ... #table #management ... #treatment