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Buprenorphine Initiation for the Uninitiated
1) WAIT FOR MODERATE WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS
 - Precipitated withdrawal can be caused
Buprenorphine Initiation ... withdrawal can be caused ... withdrawal, begin initiation ... during moderate ... Initiation #Prescribing
CA-Bridge Buprenorphine Hospital Quick Start Algorithm - Management of acute opiate withdrawal 
 - Any prescriber
Hospital Quick Start Algorithm ... If patient is stable ... Buprenorphine Dosing ... chronic pain split dosing ... #Treatment #Algorithm
Inpatient Management of Opioid Use Disorder: Methadone vs Buprenorphine - Comparison Table

Some patients may decline buprenorphine
: Methadone vs Buprenorphine ... - Comparison Table ... patients may decline buprenorphine ... In these cases, ... Dosing usually begins
Classification, Differential Diagnosis, and Features of Hyponatremia According to Volume Status 

Hypervolemic hypernatremia 
 - CHF
Classification, ... deficit - Salt-losing ... #Hyponatremia #Classification ... Differential #Diagnosis #Table ... #Causes
Antiarrhythmics Pharmacology Summary
Cardiac Conduction Phases:
Phase 0 - Ventricular Depolarization:
 • Na+ channels open leading to a
rapid Na+ influx initiating ... Transient K+ efflux moving ... depolarization occurs initiating ... Vaughan Williams Classification ... #Pharmacology #Classification
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
BP stable, HR 115 ... the body louse, causes ... LBRF was epidemic during ... The table below ... hypotension following initiation
Quick Guide: Buprenorphine Initiation Algorithm
Adjunctive meds: 
The following can be prescribed PRN for symptoms of withdrawal
Quick Guide: Buprenorphine ... Initiation Algorithm ... q 6 hours PRN nausea ... hold additional dosing ... #Initiation #Algorithm
Do you start Anti-Epileptic Drugs (AEDs) on a first time seizure?

SHINE Mnemonic:
 • first seizure occurred
seizure occurred during ... Remote Symptomatic Cause ... Remote Symptomatic Cause ... Seizure #FirstTime #Initiation ... #start #Algorithm
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
assessment • 0 - able ... still, but is able ... last ½ hour • 2 - nausea ... once or twice during ... Withdrawal #Scale #Buprenorphine
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
then be excreted using ... the determined cause ... #differential #algorithm ... cardiology #treatment #table