Psychiatry

Addiction Medicine

Questions discussed in this category

How do you counsel patients on the risks vs benefits of naltrexone for alcohol use disorder with persistently elevated liver enzymes?

Is there an absolute cutoff for AST/ALT that you use where the risks outweigh the potential harm reduction benefits of using the medication? &nbs...

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What is your medication of choice when considering outpatient alcohol withdrawal management (diazepam vs chlordiazepoxide vs lorazepam)?

For your recommended medication, are you doing a scheduled set dose, or is it primarily symptom-driven?

4 Answers available

When do you consider using phenobarbital over symptom-driven alcohol withdrawal protocols for patients at low-to-moderate risk of withdrawal complications?

1 Answer available

How do you decide whether to start MAT for opioid use disorder during hospitalization?

1 Answer available

Papers discussed in this category

Journal of addiction medicine, 2020 May/Jun

The ASAM Clinical Practice Guideline on Alcohol Withdrawal Management.

Alcohol (Fayetteville, N.Y.), 2014-06

The "Prediction of Alcohol Withdrawal Severity Scale" (PAWSS): systematic literature review and pilot study of a new scale for the prediction of complicated alcohol withdrawal syndrome.

American journal of preventive medicine, 2015-10

Emergency Department Visits and Overdose Deaths From Combined Use of Opioids and Benzodiazepines.

JHEP reports : innovation in hepatology, 2024 Apr 10

Safety of naltrexone in patients with cirrhosis.

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