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Methadone Hospital Quick Start - Inpatient Initiation for Opioid Use Disorder and Withdrawal
Initial Dosing:
 - Patients
Withdrawal severity ... symptoms ... resp depression Complicating ... #opiate #opioid ... #algorithm
Opioid Withdrawal: Clinical Findings and Complications
Note: Opioid withdrawal can be extremely uncomfortable, but is rarely life-threatening
Opioid Withdrawal ... Clinical Findings and Complications ... Note: Opioid withdrawal ... combined with withdrawal ... #Opiate #Pathophysiology
Femoral Head Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Posterior hip dislocation -> Impaction force from femoral
injury -> Ligaments tear ... lateral hip Signs/Symptoms ... /Complications: ... msk #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms
Acute Otitis Media: Complications
Infection and inflammation of the middle ear
 - Prolonged obstruction of e. tube
Otitis Media: Complications ... severe Signs/Symptoms ... /Complications ... #pathophysiology ... #symptoms #signs
Acute Otitis Media: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings (in Children)
Upper Respiratory Tract Infection: 
 - Bacterial: Streptococcus
Air from middle ear ... in the middle ear ... resolve by 72 hours Complications ... #OtitisMedia #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #symptoms
Benzodiazepine (BZD) withdrawal: clinical findings and complications

 • Activation of ACC and OFC -> Feelings of
Benzodiazepine (BZD) withdrawal ... clinical findings and complications ... -> Feelings of fear ... #pharmacology #pathophysiology ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
attributed to opiate ... accounted for by cold symptoms ... constantly running or tears ... stool • 0 - no GI symptoms ... SHOUT) #COWS #Opiate
Alcohol Withdrawal: Clinical Findings and Complications
The onset of alcohol withdrawal generally begins 6-24 hours after the
Alcohol Withdrawal ... Clinical Findings and Complications ... Symptoms typically ... Alcohol withdrawal ... #Pathophysiology
Cholesteatoma (of middle ear): Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Congenital trapping of keratinizing epithelium in middle
Signs / Symptoms ... / Complications ... Cholesteatoma #MiddleEar #pathophysiology ... #symptoms #signs ... #diagnosis #complications
Quick Guide: Buprenorphine Initiation Algorithm
Adjunctive meds: 
The following can be prescribed PRN for symptoms of withdrawal
Buprenorphine Initiation Algorithm ... prescribed PRN for symptoms ... of withdrawal ... hours PRN w/d symptoms ... Management #Addiction #Opiate