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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 ... Score: 5-12 ... #Opiate #Withdrawal ... Buprenorphine #Nursing ... #Assessment #Score
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)
 - Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is
Score (COWS) - ... assessment - Pupil ... attributed to opiate ... withdrawal is scored ... assessment - Anxiety
Buprenorphine Initiation for the Uninitiated
1) WAIT FOR MODERATE WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS
 - Precipitated withdrawal can be caused
Buprenorphine Initiation ... , begin initiation ... during moderate ... COWS Score 6-10 ... #Prescribing #Addiction
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
Score (COWS) ... attributed to opiate ... withdrawal is scored ... ) #COWS #Opiate ... Diagnosis #Addiction #Nursing
Quick Guide: Methadone Starts in the Hospital
Day 1: max daily dose 40 mg methadone
First dose
• Check
First dose • Check COWS ... Ramsay sedation score ... ) #Methadone #Initiation ... #Start #Prescribing ... #Inpatient #opioid
Quick Guide: Buprenorphine Initiation Algorithm
Adjunctive meds: 
The following can be prescribed PRN for symptoms of withdrawal
Buprenorphine Initiation ... Use Treatment (SHOUT ... Management #Addiction #Opiate ... #Start #Prescribing ... #Inpatient