Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Inpatient Management of Opioid Use Disorder: Methadone vs Buprenorphine - Comparison Table

Some patients may decline buprenorphine
Inpatient Management ... - Comparison Table ... give naloxone as ... #Comparison #Pain ... #UseDisorder #Addiction
CA-Bridge Buprenorphine Hospital Quick Start Algorithm - Management of acute opiate withdrawal 
 - Any prescriber
Start Algorithm - Management ... If patient is stable ... first-line treatment ... co-exisiting chronic pain ... #Addiction #Prescribing
What are the different types of buprenorphine?

Though predominantly used as a sublingual film, buprenorphine can also
predominantly used as ... #Pharmacology #Buprenorphine ... Formulations #Types #Comparison ... #Table #Suboxone ... #Subutex #Addiction
Opioid Use Disorder Medications - Pharmacokinetics

Buprenorphine is a partial mu-opioid receptor agonist with low intrinsic activity,
stages of the addiction ... margin of safety in pharmacology ... the sublingual tablet ... Pharmacokinetics #Comparison ... #Table #Pharmacology
Altitude Sickness: Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS), High Altitude Cerebral Edema (HACE) and High Altitude Pulmonary Edema
Elevation, Timing, Treatment ... and Prevention ... HAPE #Diagnosis #Management ... #Elevation #Comparison ... #Table
Acute Pain Control In Patients On Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT)
Methadone - Β΅-opioid receptor agonist:
1) Continue maintenance
Acute Pain Control ... Medication Assisted Treatment ... be challenging as ... #PainControl #management ... #methadone #addiction
Atrial Fibrillation RVR - Medications
Diltiazem
 β€’ Preferred in patients with chronic lung such as Asthma and
chronic lung such as ... Cannot tolerate addition ... #Medications #management ... #treatment #comparison ... #table
Quick Guide: Buprenorphine Initiation Algorithm
Adjunctive meds: 
The following can be prescribed PRN for symptoms of withdrawal
Quick Guide: Buprenorphine ... Algorithm Adjunctive meds ... Hospital Opioid Use Treatment ... (SHOUT) #Buprenorphine ... #Management #Addiction
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 β€’ Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Delivery β€’ Stable ... months before 1Β° prevention ... defibrillator as ... teratogenic GDMT meds ... #cardiology #treatment
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
still, but is able ... patient was having pain ... Hospital Opioid Use Treatment ... Withdrawal #Scale #Buprenorphine ... Score #Diagnosis #Addiction