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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 ... acting), >72hr (methadone ... Withdrawal #Algorithm #Management ... #Addiction #Prescribing
Inpatient Management of Opioid Use Disorder: Methadone vs Buprenorphine - Comparison Table

Some patients may decline buprenorphine
Inpatient Management ... Buprenorphine - Comparison Table ... medication assisted treatment ... Comparison #Pain #Management ... #UseDisorder #Addiction
CA-Bridge Buprenorphine Hospital Quick Start Algorithm - Management of acute opiate withdrawal 
 - Any prescriber
Start Algorithm - Management ... If patient is stable ... as first-line treatment ... Buprenorphine #Treatment ... #Algorithm #Addiction
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
Fracture of proximal ulnar ... Peak age 4-10 • Ulna ... posterior interosseous nerve ... • If stable ... Fracture #Forearm #Ulnar
Quick Guide: Methadone Starts in the Hospital
Day 1: max daily dose 40 mg methadone
First dose
• Check
Quick Guide: Methadone ... Starts in the Hospital ... Hospital Opioid Use Treatment ... Initiation #Algorithm #Treatment ... #Management #Addiction
In addition to management of ABCs, exposure to nerve gases requires antidotes. There are 3 important
In addition to management ... ABCs, exposure to nerve ... of nerve gas exposure ... #NerveAgents #Treatment ... #Table
Froment's Sign - Ulnar Nerve Injury

Patients with compromise of the ulnar nerve will not be able
Froment's Sign - Ulnar ... Nerve Injury ... nerve will not ... be able to cross ... clinical #video #sports
Opioid Use Disorder Medications - Pharmacokinetics

Buprenorphine is a partial mu-opioid receptor agonist with low intrinsic activity,
as morphine and methadone ... stages of the addiction ... abstinent from short-acting ... the sublingual tablet ... Pharmacokinetics #Comparison #Table
Anterior Shoulder Dislocation - ED Management
The shoulder is the most commonly dislocated major joint, 95% of
Dislocation - ED Management ... held in slight abduction ... injuries: Axillary nerve ... glenoid) • ED Management ... #Orthopedics #Sports
Acute Pain Control In Patients On Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT)
Methadone - µ-opioid receptor agonist:
1) Continue maintenance
Medication Assisted Treatment ... (MAT) Methadone ... ) Try regional nerve ... #PainControl #management ... #addiction #opiate