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Buprenorphine-Naloxone and treatment of withdrawal symptoms

Prerequisites for starting Suboxone in the ED:

1. Patient has an opioid
Buprenorphine-Naloxone and treatment ... opioid >12hr (short ... Opioid #Withdrawal #Algorithm ... #Management #Addiction
Quick Guide: Methadone Starts in the Hospital
Day 1: max daily dose 40 mg methadone
First dose
• Check
Guide: Methadone Starts ... Hospital Opioid Use Treatment ... Methadone #Initiation #Algorithm ... #Treatment #Management ... #Addiction #Opiate
CA-Bridge Buprenorphine Hospital Quick Start Algorithm - Management of acute opiate withdrawal 
 - Any prescriber
Hospital Quick Start Algorithm ... If patient is stable ... as first-line treatment ... Buprenorphine #Treatment ... #Algorithm #Addiction
Medical Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Initial medical treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Medical Treatment ... Algorithm for Chronic ... Additional therapies ... #Algorithm #Management ... SABA #SAMA #ICS #Pharmacology
Inpatient Management of Opioid Use Disorder: Methadone vs Buprenorphine - Comparison Table

Some patients may decline buprenorphine
Buprenorphine - Comparison Table ... medication assisted treatment ... opioids—roughly 5-7 day for short ... Hospital Opioid Use Treatment ... #UseDisorder #Addiction
Drugs Used for the Treatment of COVID-19 Infection

** Editor Note (from ophthalmology MD input) - Hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine
Drugs Used for the Treatment ... in setting of short ... highlighted circle= clinical ... #COVID19 #Pharmacology ... #Table #Management
Smoking Cessation Management
Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT):
Long-Acting NRT:
 • Patch: Wear for 24 hours at a time.
Short-Acting NRT ... after FDA-approved treatments ... Cessation #Management #pharmacology ... #addition #tobacco
Ober's Test for TFL/ITB Inflammation

With the patient in the lateral position, affected side up.  The
leg towards the table ... (hip adduction) ... positive test, adduction ... TFL #Hip #knee #clinical ... #physicalexam #sports
Opioid Use Disorder Medications - Pharmacokinetics

Buprenorphine is a partial mu-opioid receptor agonist with low intrinsic activity,
stages of the addiction ... combining with additional ... margin of safety in pharmacology ... the sublingual tablet ... #Pharmacology #
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
to be in ADHF starts ... & Dry) is the treatment ... #differential #algorithm ... #table #foamed ... #pharmacology