Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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CA-Bridge Buprenorphine Hospital Quick Start Algorithm - Management of acute opiate withdrawal 
 - Any prescriber
Start Algorithm - Management ... of acute opiate ... If patient is stable ... co-exisiting chronic pain ... #Addiction #Prescribing
Inpatient Management of Opioid Use Disorder: Methadone vs Buprenorphine - Comparison Table

Some patients may decline buprenorphine
Inpatient Management ... - Comparison Table ... #Comparison #Pain ... #Management #Opioid ... #UseDisorder #Addiction
Pearls for Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder

First-line pharmacotherapies for moderate to severe AUD include naltrexone and
include abdominal pain ... risk for using opiates ... #UseDisorder #Management ... Therapies #Screening #Addiction ... #Medications #Pharmacology
Acute Pain Control In Patients On Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT)
Methadone - Β΅-opioid receptor agonist:
1) Continue maintenance
Acute Pain Control ... Medication Assisted Treatment ... #PainControl #management ... #methadone #addiction ... #opiate
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mucosal Candidiasis in HIV-AIDS
Oropharyngeal Candidiasis: Initial Episodes (Duration of Therapy: 7–14 days)
Preferred
mucoadhesive buccal tablet ... chew, or crush tablet ... #management #opportunistic ... #infections #HIVAIDS ... #pharmacology
Quick Guide: Buprenorphine Initiation Algorithm
Adjunctive meds: 
The following can be prescribed PRN for symptoms of withdrawal
Quick Guide: Buprenorphine ... Algorithm Adjunctive meds ... (SHOUT) #Buprenorphine ... #Management #Addiction ... #Opiate #Start
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) - Treatment
Non-Pharmacologic:
 β€’ Education
 β€’ Physical & occupational therapy
 β€’ Psychology
Complex Regional Pain ... Non-Pharmacologic ... alendronate) β€’ Opiates ... Trigger point injections ... #Management
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
patient was having pain ... attributed to opiate ... Hospital Opioid Use Treatment ... Withdrawal #Scale #Buprenorphine ... Score #Diagnosis #Addiction
Alcohol Use Disorder - Maintenance Treatment
Naltrexone (first line) - First line for most people without contraindications
- Maintenance Treatment ... if also chronic pain ... if neuropathic pain ... #management #pharmacology ... #table #addiction
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
a person with infectious ... Please refer to the table ... #management #opportunistic ... #infections #HIVAIDS ... #pharmacology