Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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CA-Bridge Buprenorphine Hospital Quick Start Algorithm - Management of acute opiate withdrawal 
 - Any prescriber
If patient is stable ... as first-line treatment ... lower initial dose ... #Treatment #Algorithm ... #Addiction #Prescribing
Inpatient Management of Opioid Use Disorder: Methadone vs Buprenorphine - Comparison Table

Some patients may decline buprenorphine
- Comparison Table ... interested in medication ... assisted treatment ... formulation, the dose ... #UseDisorder #Addiction
Table of Weight-Loss Medications approved by the FDA for the long-term treatment of Obesity

Mechanism of Action,
Table of Weight-Loss ... Medications approved ... the long-term treatment ... Mechanism of Action, Dose ... WeightLoss #AACE #2016 #Pharmacology
Opioid Use Disorder Medications - Pharmacokinetics

Buprenorphine is a partial mu-opioid receptor agonist with low intrinsic activity,
in which higher doses ... stages of the addiction ... margin of safety in pharmacology ... the sublingual tablet ... #Pharmacology #
Pearls for Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder

First-line pharmacotherapies for moderate to severe AUD include naltrexone and
Pearls for Treatment ... respectively) at the doses ... UseDisorder #Management #Treatment ... Therapies #Screening #Addiction ... #Medications #Pharmacology
Acute Pain Control In Patients On Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT)
Methadone - ยต-opioid receptor agonist:
1) Continue maintenance
In Patients On Medication ... Assisted Treatment ... short-acting opioids Buprenorphine ... of buprenorphine ... #methadone #addiction
Quick Guide: Acute Pain and Perioperative Management in Opioid Use Disorder

The following applies to patients already
patients already on a medication ... but are not on a medication ... Use Disorder: Buprenorphine ... Hospital Opioid Use Treatment ... #UseDisorder #Addiction
Atrial Fibrillation RVR - Medications
Diltiazem
 โ€ข Preferred in patients with chronic lung such as Asthma and
Fibrillation RVR - Medications ... Cannot tolerate addition ... of or increased doses ... #management #treatment ... #comparison #table
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Cytomegalovirus Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing CMV Disease:
 โ€ข CMV end-organ disease is best
., concomitant medications ... effective for treatment ... injection) for 1โ€“4 doses ... #management #opportunistic ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) Infections in HIV-AIDS
Pre-Exposure Prevention of VZV
Primary Infection Indications ... (Varivaxโ„ข), 2 doses ... vaccine virus, treatment ... #management #opportunistic ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology