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Rapid Titration of IV Naloxone for Opioid Overdose 
Signs of Opioid Overdose: 
 - Hypoventilation associated
Titration of IV Naloxone ... for Opioid Overdose ... Signs of Opioid Overdose ... Algorithm #Opioid #Overdose ... #Naloxone #Titration
Naloxone for Clonidine Overdose
Indication: Altered mental status, CNS depression or respiratory depression due to clonidine overdose
Dosing:
Naloxone for Clonidine ... Overdose Indication ... due to clonidine overdose ... minutes Take Home: Naloxone ... #Clonidine #Overdose
Opioid Overdose Management and Discharge Criteria

Patients with presumed opioid overdose were safely discharged one hour after
Opioid Overdose ... presumed opioid overdose ... one hour after naloxone ... sparsh717 #Opioid #Overdose ... Opiate #Narcan #Naloxone
Trick of the Trade: Naloxone Dilution for IV Use - Given that many ED overdose patients
of the Trade: Naloxone ... Given that many ED overdose ... opioid-naive, lower naloxone ... and administer naloxone ... or syringe of naloxone
Naloxone - Toxicology

Adult starting dose:
 - 0.4 mg IV/IM/IO/SQ for non-opioid dependent patients
 - 0.04 mg
Naloxone - Toxicology ... after 10-12 mg naloxone ... search for other causes ... A naloxone infusion ... #Pharmacology #Overdose
St Paul's Early Discharge Rule
 
ONE HOUR after naloxone administration, patients can be safely discharged if
ONE HOUR after naloxone ... Rule #Criteria #Naloxone ... #Overdose #Opioid
AEIOU TIPS - Mnemonic for Causes of Altered Mental Status
A - Alcohol, Acidosis, Ammonia, Arrhythmia
E -
- Mnemonic for Causes ... Infection O - Overdose ... AEIOU #Mnemonic #Causes
Causes of Prolonged Emergence - Anesthesiology

Prolonged Drug Action:
• Overdose 
• Hypothermia (< 33 C) 
• Incr
Causes of Prolonged ... Drug Action: • Overdose ... Metabolic Causes ... Anesthesiology #Causes
Hypermagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism
Renal Failure 
Excessive Mg Administration 
 - Massive PO intake
citrate - Overdose ... Magnesium #Table #Causes
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Causes include: ... ARDS) • Opioid overdose ... • Naloxone use