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Pain Assessment and Management Initiative (PAMI) - Opioid Prescribing and Equianalgesic Chart - Agents and Dosing

#Management
Pain Assessment ... #Pain #Pharmacology ... #Opioid #Opiate ... Equianalgesics #Conversion ... #Doses #Dosing
Transdermal Fentanyl require unique dosing conversions. For Adult and pediatric patients taking opiouds or doses not
unique dosing conversions ... patients taking opiouds ... #Pharmacology #Pain ... #Opiate #Opioid ... #Conversion #Table
OPIOID SWITCHING AND TAPERING.

Long term opioid use results in physical (and potentially psychological) dependence. Opioids should
Opioid withdrawal ... insomnia, muscle pain ... #pain #tapering ... #switching #pharmacology ... #conversion #management
Methadone Hospital Quick Start - Inpatient Initiation for Opioid Use Disorder and Withdrawal
Initial Dosing:
 - Patients
Initiation for Opioid ... Patients should be dosed ... to methadone - Respiratory ... Inpatient #Initiation #management ... #withdrawal #opiate
In 2018, opioid withdrawal should be considered a buprenorphine deficiency. Otherwise, a multitude of comparatively ineffective
In 2018, opioid ... in high enough doses ... @emupdates #Management ... #Pharmacology # ... Pain #NonOpioid
CA-Bridge Buprenorphine Hospital Quick Start Algorithm - Management of acute opiate withdrawal 
 - Any prescriber
of acute opiate ... withdrawal - ... co-exisiting chronic pain ... #Opioid #Withdrawal ... #Emergency #Buprenorphine
Opioid Use Disorder Medications - Pharmacokinetics

Buprenorphine is a partial mu-opioid receptor agonist with low intrinsic activity,
in which higher doses ... effects from illicit opiates ... methadone such as respiratory ... effects such as respiratory ... Comparison #Table #Pharmacology
Quick Guide: Buprenorphine Initiation Algorithm
Adjunctive meds: 
The following can be prescribed PRN for symptoms of withdrawal
for symptoms of withdrawal ... prn cravings/withdrawal ... Support for Hospital Opioid ... Algorithm #Treatment #Management ... #Addiction #Opiate
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
of patients • Dose ... toxicity (e.g., acute respiratory ... Pleuritic chest pain ... manifestations following withdrawal ... Pulmonary #diagnosis #management