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Acute Pain Control In Patients On Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT)
Methadone - µ-opioid receptor agonist:
1) Continue maintenance
Acute Pain Control ... In Patients On Medication ... #PainControl #management ... #methadone #addiction ... #opiate
CA-Bridge Buprenorphine Hospital Quick Start Algorithm - Management of acute opiate withdrawal 
 - Any prescriber
Start Algorithm - Management ... of acute opiate ... co-exisiting chronic pain ... dosing TID/QID #Management ... Treatment #Algorithm #Addiction
Inpatient Management of Opioid Use Disorder: Methadone vs Buprenorphine - Comparison Table

Some patients may decline buprenorphine
Inpatient Management ... interested in medication ... #Comparison #Pain ... #Management #Opioid ... #UseDisorder #Addiction
Pearls for Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder

First-line pharmacotherapies for moderate to severe AUD include naltrexone and
include abdominal pain ... risk for using opiates ... #UseDisorder #Management ... Therapies #Screening #Addiction ... #Medications #Pharmacology
Medications that Can Cause False Positives on Drug Tests

Urine drug screens (UDSs) are simple to use,
Medications that ... efavirenz (Sustiva) • Pain ... • Coca tea Buprenorphine ... Opioids and opiates ... #differential #diagnosis
Quick Guide: Acute Pain and Perioperative Management in Opioid Use Disorder

The following applies to patients already
Quick Guide: Acute Pain ... patients already on a medication ... but are not on a medication ... Perioperative #Pain ... #UseDisorder #Addiction
Orthopedic Dressing Materials
1. Opsite - semi-permeable-thin, adhesive transparent polyurethrane film 
 • Indications: Superficial wounds as
Opsite - semi-permeable-thin ... evaporation, reduce pain ... wound bed, reduce pain ... dead space, no frequent ... Dressings #Materials #management
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
do so • 3 - frequent ... patient was having pain ... Withdrawal #Scale #Buprenorphine ... #Score #Diagnosis ... #Addiction #Nursing
Quick Guide: Buprenorphine Initiation Algorithm
Adjunctive meds: 
The following can be prescribed PRN for symptoms of withdrawal
Quick Guide: Buprenorphine ... hours daily PRN pain ... Treatment (SHOUT) #Buprenorphine ... Algorithm #Treatment #Management ... #Addiction #Opiate
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
and Management ... Metabolic syndrome • Medications ... swelling, significant pain ... Increasingly severe/frequent ... #management #treatment