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Opioid Overdose Management and Discharge Criteria

Patients with presumed opioid overdose were safely discharged one hour after
Opioid Overdose ... and Discharge Criteria ... one hour after naloxone ... Management #Discharge #Criteria ... Opiate #Narcan #Naloxone
St Paul's Early Discharge Rule
 
ONE HOUR after naloxone administration, patients can be safely discharged if
ONE HOUR after naloxone ... they meet ALL SIX criteria ... Discharge #Rule #Criteria ... #Naloxone #Overdose
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
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 ... the effective* naloxone ... A naloxone infusion ... #Pharmacology #Overdose
TCA Overdose on EKG
 • Sinus tachycardia
 • QRS prolongation
 • QT prolongation
 • Rightward deviation
TCA Overdose on ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #TCA #Overdose ... diagnosis #clinical #criteria
Lead aVR on EKG
Lead aVR can provide some unique insight into 5 different conditions:

 - Acute
) and TCA-like overdose ... using the Vereckei criteria ... better than Brugada criteria
Beta-Blocker Overdose/toxicity:

•	Bradycardia & hypotension (most common).
•	Myocardial depression & cardiogenic shock (severe overdoses). 
•	Ventricular dysrhythmias (Common with
Beta-Blocker Overdose ... shock (severe overdoses ... #Beta-Blocker #Overdose
Acetaminophen Intoxication Algorithm

- Dr. Josh Farkas @PulmCrit

#Acetaminophen #Algorithm #Toxicology #Overdose #Algorithm #Management #APAP #Overdose #Tylenol
Algorithm #Toxicology #Overdose ... Management #APAP #Overdose