Opioid withdrawal in the emergency setting
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چکیده
This topic review will discuss the clinical features and management of opioid withdrawal in the emergency setting. A summary table to facilitate emergent management is provided (table 1). Discussions of opioid withdrawal during detoxification treatment, opioid intoxication, opioid withdrawal in neonates, and general management of the poisoned patient are found elsewhere. (See "Medically supervised opioid withdrawal during treatment for addiction" and "Acute opioid intoxication in adults" and "Neonatal abstinence syndrome" and "General approach to drug poisoning in adults".)
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