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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 ... Withdrawal #Algorithm #Management ... #Addiction #Prescribing
Streptocccus Pneumoniae
Microbiology: Gram Positive, Alpha-hemolytic, Catalase Negative
Epidemiology - 10% adult carriers:
 • Most common cause of:
Streptocccus Pneumoniae Microbiology ... Specificity of 97%) Treatment ... • Macrolide (addition ... Pneumoniae #strep #microbiology ... #diagnosis #management
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming ... Monocytogenes #diagnosis #management ... infectiousdiseases #treatment ... #microbiology
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming ... Monocytogenes #diagnosis #management ... infectiousdiseases #treatment ... #microbiology
Inpatient Management of Opioid Use Disorder: Methadone vs Buprenorphine - Comparison Table

Some patients may decline buprenorphine
Inpatient Management ... medication assisted treatment ... Hospital Opioid Use Treatment ... Comparison #Pain #Management ... #UseDisorder #Addiction
Smoking Cessation Management
Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT):
Long-Acting NRT:
 • Patch: Wear for 24 hours at a time.
Smoking Cessation Management ... Short-Acting NRT ... after FDA-approved treatments ... Smoking #Cessation #Management ... #pharmacology #addition
Quick Guide: Methadone Starts in the Hospital
Day 1: max daily dose 40 mg methadone
First dose
• Check
Guide: Methadone Starts ... Hospital Opioid Use Treatment ... Initiation #Algorithm #Treatment ... #Management #Addiction
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
too often, the knee-jerk ... algorithm #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #management #clinical ... criticalcare #foamed #treatment
Orthopedic Splints, Casts, Plasters, Traction and Frames
Upper Limb and Spine 
 • DUNLOP TRACTION: Used in
correction of abduction ... deformity of hip and knee ... Used acutely in management ... employed in the treatment ... #Orthopedics #management
Acute Pain Control In Patients On Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT)
Methadone - µ-opioid receptor agonist:
1) Continue maintenance
Medication Assisted Treatment ... half-life 4) Add short-acting ... buprenorphine 5) Add short-acting ... #PainControl #management ... Buprenorphine #methadone #addiction