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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/dependence-vs-pain
October 30, 2019 - He was given increased methadone to treat presumed worsening opiate withdrawal. … This case provides an opportunity to discuss the basics of opiate dependence and opiate withdrawal. … Major medical and psychiatric illnesses often coexist with opiate addiction. … How should this patient's opiate withdrawal be treated? … The clinical opiate withdrawal scale (COWS). J Psychoactive Drugs. 2003;35:253-259.
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July 01, 2008 - Pain (2)
Admitted for treatment of dehydration and opiate withdrawal, the patient was given intravenous … He was given increased methadone to treat presumed worsening opiate withdrawal. … withdrawal and provide longer term maintenance for opiate dependence
For patients hospitalized with … Opiate detoxification protocols. A clinical manual. Ann Clin Psychiatry. 1993;5:53-65. … Detoxification of opiate addicts with multiple drug abuse: a comparison of buprenorphine vs. methadone
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reducing-patient-harm-opiates
April 04, 2007 - Newspaper/Magazine Article
Reducing patient harm from opiates.
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ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute care edition. February 22, 2007.
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October 04, 2017 - He reported his last opiate intake was 2 days earlier. … Per the treatment program's protocol, the patient received buprenorphine/naloxone (4.0 mg/1.0 mg) for opiate … The patient was transported to the nearest ED where he was diagnosed with acute opiate-induced respiratory … treatment; we are only told that he had a history of hypertension, current symptoms consistent with opiate … Opiate withdrawal symptoms can be treated with buprenorphine/naloxone, clonidine (an opioid antagonist
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February 01, 2003 - The surgeon and anesthesiologist assumed the patient’s apnea was due to opiate sensitivity and assisted … 30 minutes, the anesthesia team began to question their initial assumption that the apnea was due to opiate
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December 01, 2005 - The surgeon and anesthesiologist assumed the patient’s apnea was due to opiate sensitivity and assisted … 30 minutes, the anesthesia team began to question their initial assumption that the apnea was due to opiate
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/pains-chronic-opioid-usage
October 01, 2009 - using his prescribed opioids for non-medical purposes, which opens a window to a different side of the opiate … the clinical presentation and details at the scene, the cause of death was likely from unintentional opiate … This case provides a tragic lesson that can help us improve the state of opiate prescribing.
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November 20, 2013 - typical PCA machine ( Figure ) contains an embedded computer programmed to give a specified amount of opiate … models need a more sensible and forgiving user interface.( 11 ) A number of patients have received opiate … As a result, it will pump more liquid, and thus more opiate, into the patient than is desired.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pca-safety-data-review-after-clinical-decision-support-and-smart-pump-technology
August 30, 2006 - Patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) devices were designed to provide safe administration of opiate analgesics … Due to the dangers associated with opiate use, these errors can be fatal.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/detection-safety-hazards
March 30, 2022 - the effects of narcotics) may have previously received an excessive dose of morphine or some other opiate … In the emergency department, naloxone use would more likely represent treatment of a self-inflected opiate
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/misread-label
March 01, 2004 - The physician started resuscitation and ordered naloxone [an opiate antagonist]. … In this case, had the physician indicated that the baby was being treated for opiate toxicity, the nurse
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August 01, 2014 - PowerPoint Presentation
Spotlight
Pitfalls in Diagnosing Necrotizing Fasciitis
This presentation is based on the July/August 2014
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
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Commentary by: Terence Goh, MBBS, Department of Plastic Surgery, Singapore General Hos…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fda-recommends-health-care-professionals-discuss-naloxone-all-patients-when-prescribing
July 15, 2020 - Press Release/Announcement
FDA recommends health care professionals discuss naloxone with all patients when prescribing opioid pain relievers or medicines to treat opioid use disorder.
Citation Text:
MedWatch Safety Alert. Silver Spring, MD: US Food and Drug Administration. July 23, 2020…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/root-cause-analysis
February 27, 2008 - The patient experienced an opiate overdose and aspiration pneumonia, resulting in a prolonged ICU course
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hhs-guide-clinicians-appropriate-dosage-reduction-or-discontinuation-long-term-opioid
April 13, 2011 - This publication reviews considerations for physicians to safely discontinue or taper long-term opiate
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September 07, 2019 - cues and collateral information
A with opioid misuse disorder with abdominal pain was treated for opiate
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/turn-tide-rx
February 07, 2024 - Toolkit
Turn the Tide Rx.
Citation Text:
Murthy VH. Ending the Opioid Epidemic — A Call to Action. New England Journal of Medicine. 2016;375(25). doi:10.1056/nejmp1612578.
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October 21, 2020 - engrained the reliance on medications for pain management is to the culture of care and its role in opiate
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June 08, 2011 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Pitfalls in Diagnosing Necrotizing Fasciitis
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March 12, 2008 - Newspaper/Magazine Article
Keeping patients safe from iatrogenic methadone overdoses.
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ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute care edition. February 14, 2008.
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