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Quick Guide: Methadone Starts in the Hospital
Day 1: max daily dose 40 mg methadone
First dose
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Guide: Methadone Starts ... First dose • Check COWS ... Use Treatment (SHOUT ... Management #Addiction #Opiate ... #Inpatient #opioid
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
- Checklist VITALS ... + new (you can start ... PMH; consider withdrawal ... #diagnosis #workup ... #criticalcare
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
Score (COWS) ... attributed to opiate ... Use Treatment (SHOUT ... ) #COWS #Opiate ... Buprenorphine #Score #Diagnosis
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
assessment of a patient ... to be in ADHF starts ... cardiology #treatment #table ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare ... #icu #clinical