Episode 903: Treating Precipitated Opioid Wit...

Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls: Agitated patients who are intoxicated with methamphetamine pose a unique challenge when selecting a sedative to counter their symptoms. Is there a superior medication? A recent study compared the efficacy of commonly used medicati ...  Show more

Contributor: Meghan Hurley, MD Educational Pearls: What animal is the most lethal to humans? Depending on how we define lethal, and animal, this answer is actually not straight forward. Globally and in the U.S. the most lethal animal is humans, accounting for ~436,000 to ~20,000 ...  Show more

On this episode, I discuss the use of buprenorphine/naloxone in managing opioid use disorder. I cover the kinetics, dosage forms, adverse effect, interactions and much more. Buprenorphine/naloxone has numerous dosage form and they are not interchangeable. I discuss this further o ...  Show more

Join Dan McCollum and EM clinical pharmacist RJ LaCoursiere as they discuss the use of buprenorphine for the treatment of Opioid Use Disorder. Who should be considered for treatment with Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT)? Why should it be avoided if the patient isn't in acute w ...  Show more

Dominate opioid and xylazine (aka tranq) withdrawal in the hospital with expert insights from Dr. Joseph D’Orazio (@dorazepam) recorded LIVE! at Pennsylvania Hospital Grand Rounds in Philadephia, PA. Xylazine, an alpha-2 adrenergic agonist, has emerged as a frequent contaminant i ...  Show more

Grow your management tools for opioid withdrawal in the hospital. Investigate how to decide between methadone and buprenorphine, additional medications to manage symptoms and how and when to use short-acting opioids for management of withdrawal. We’re joined by Ashish Thakrar, MD ...  Show more