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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 Algorithm for Uncomplicated Opioid Withdrawal - ACEP Opioids Clinical Policy

Assess Withdrawal Severity - Objective signs
Buprenorphine Algorithm ... signs and Clinical Opiate ... (COWS) Moderate ... to severe (COWS ... #addiction #management
Buprenorphine-Naloxone and treatment of withdrawal symptoms

Prerequisites for starting Suboxone in the ED:

1. Patient has an opioid
Buprenorphine-Naloxone ... COWS is >12, AND ... acting), >72hr (methadone ... #Algorithm #Management ... #Addiction #Prescribing
CA-Bridge Buprenorphine Hospital Quick Start Algorithm - Management of acute opiate withdrawal 
 - Any prescriber
Hospital Quick ... Start Algorithm ... Management of acute opiate ... withdrawal - ... #Addiction #Prescribing
Inpatient Management of Opioid Use Disorder: Methadone vs Buprenorphine - Comparison Table

Some patients may decline buprenorphine
- Comparison Table ... has completely withdrawn ... Support for Hospital ... Use Treatment (SHOUT ... #UseDisorder #Addiction
Quick Guide: Methadone Starts in the Hospital
Day 1: max daily dose 40 mg methadone
First dose
• Check
Starts in the Hospital ... First dose • Check COWS ... #Algorithm #Treatment ... #Management #Addiction ... #Opiate #Start
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
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

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