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CA-Bridge Buprenorphine Hospital Quick Start Algorithm - Management of acute opiate withdrawal 
 - Any prescriber
Hospital Quick Start Algorithm ... If patient is stable ... co-exisiting chronic pain ... split dosing TID ... #Addiction #Prescribing
Inpatient Management of Opioid Use Disorder: Methadone vs Buprenorphine - Comparison Table

Some patients may decline buprenorphine
Buprenorphine - Comparison Table ... Dosing usually begins ... formulation, the dose ... Buprenorphine #Comparison #Pain ... #UseDisorder #Addiction
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
arrived w/severe abd pain ... headache and abd pain ... The table below ... LBRF can be diagnosed ... treated in a single dose
Quick Guide: Buprenorphine Initiation Algorithm
Adjunctive meds: 
The following can be prescribed PRN for symptoms of withdrawal
Buprenorphine Initiation Algorithm ... q 6 hours PRN nausea ... to follow day 1 algorithm ... hold additional dosing ... Treatment #Management #Addiction
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
still, but is able ... patient was having pain ... last ½ hour • 2 - nausea ... Buprenorphine #Score #Diagnosis ... #Addiction #Nursing
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
abdomen if abdominal pain ... Treat underlying cause ... incontinence - High-dose ... differentiating agent ... Oncology #HemeOnc #Diagnosis
Rome IV Criteria for diagnosing Functional Abdominal Pain Disorders (FAPD)
Irritable bowel syndrome
The criteria must be fulfilled
IV Criteria for diagnosing ... does not resolve ... following: anorexia, nausea ... solely during physiological ... events (for example