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Buprenorphine Initiation for the Uninitiated
1) WAIT FOR MODERATE WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS
 - Precipitated withdrawal can be caused
Buprenorphine Initiation ... COWS Score 6-10 ... guidance. 2) START ... following day, start ... #Prescribing #Addiction
Quick Guide: Methadone Starts in the Hospital
Day 1: max daily dose 40 mg methadone
First dose
• Check
First dose • Check COWS ... ) #Methadone #Initiation ... Treatment #Management #Addiction ... #Opiate #Start ... #Prescribing #Inpatient
CA-Bridge Buprenorphine Hospital Quick Start Algorithm - Management of acute opiate withdrawal 
 - Any prescriber
Hospital Quick Start ... Management of acute opiate ... withdrawal - ... - If patient is ... Treatment #Algorithm #Addiction
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)
 - Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is
Score (COWS) - ... attributed to opiate ... Gooseflesh skin #COWS ... #Score #diagnosis ... #addiction
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
Score (COWS) ... attributed to opiate ... ) #COWS #Opiate ... Buprenorphine #Score #Diagnosis ... #Addiction #Nursing
Quick Guide: Buprenorphine Initiation Algorithm
Adjunctive meds: 
The following can be prescribed PRN for symptoms of withdrawal
Buprenorphine Initiation ... Use Treatment (SHOUT ... Treatment #Management #Addiction ... #Opiate #Start ... #Prescribing #Inpatient