Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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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 ... guidance. 2) START ... following day, start ... for maintenance therapy
Do you start Anti-Epileptic Drugs (AEDs) on a first time seizure?

SHINE Mnemonic:
 β€’ first seizure occurred
Do you start Anti-Epileptic ... Drugs (AEDs) on ... Remote Symptomatic Cause ... Seizure #FirstTime #Initiation ... #start #Algorithm
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 β€’ Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Avoid ARBs β€’ ICD ... deteriorating on medical therapy ... investigative therapy ... teratogenic GDMT meds
Endoscopy in Non-Variceal Upper GI Bleeding - Scoping Summary
Pre-Endoscopic Care:
 β€’ Adequate resuscitation: Restrictive> Liberal strategy
Non-Variceal Upper GI Bleeding ... Infusion = 40mg IV BID ... armamentarium β€’ Start ... Assessment and Therapy ... diagnosis #management #algorithm
Quick Guide: Buprenorphine Initiation Algorithm
Adjunctive meds: 
The following can be prescribed PRN for symptoms of withdrawal
Buprenorphine Initiation ... Algorithm Adjunctive ... meds: The following ... q 6 hours PRN nausea ... Buprenorphine #Initiation
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 β†’ start cefepime Β± vancomycin (if
+ ANC < 500 β†’ start ... allopurinol 300 mg BID ... Simultaneous clotting and bleeding ... Treat underlying cause ... (~25 %) during therapy