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The Acute Care Opioid Table - For Emergency Providers

There are a hundred opioid tables out there,
Acute Care Opioid Table ... hundred opioid tables ... out there, but none ... Ketamine #Opioid #Pain ... #Dosing #Acute
Transdermal Fentanyl require unique dosing conversions. For Adult and pediatric patients taking opiouds or doses not
require unique dosing ... opiouds or doses not ... listed in Table ... Then using Table ... #Pharmacology #Pain
Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
nociceptors -> Pain ... painful swelling -> Pain ... oftentimes systemic, not ... down the joint -> Pain ... #Degenerative #Comparison
PDE5 inhibitors are usually the drugs of first choice for erectile dysfunction.

PDE5 inhibitors enhance an erection that is
inhibitors should not ... #pharmacology #comparison ... #medications #dosing ... #drugs #table #
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
The pain usually ... pericardium, but it is not ... may or may not ... #Presentation #comparison ... #Table #Diagnosis
Inpatient Management of Opioid Use Disorder: Methadone vs Buprenorphine - Comparison Table

Some patients may decline buprenorphine
Buprenorphine - Comparison ... Table Some patients ... drop-out rates so is not ... Dosing usually begins ... #Pain #Management
What is the difference between ischemic colitis and mesenteric ischemia?
A common misnomer. Mesenteric ischemia and ischemic
initial treatment algorithms ... onset • Abd pain ... • Moderate abd pain ... mesentericischemia #comparison ... differences #diagnosis #table
Differentiating type-I vs. type-II MI

Sorting this out is difficult, often relying heavily on clinical judgement.

A key
transient chest pain ... The table below ... Unfortunately, none ... Definition #NSTEMI #Comparison ... #Table
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Chest Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Infarction • Stable ... Embolism (chest pain ... often not present
CA-Bridge Buprenorphine Hospital Quick Start Algorithm - Management of acute opiate withdrawal 
 - Any prescriber
Hospital Quick Start Algorithm ... If patient is stable ... Buprenorphine Dosing ... co-exisiting chronic pain ... split dosing TID