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Adenosine
(Adenocard)
6 mg/2 ml
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- IVP Dose: Initiate with 6 mg over 1-3 seconds
with 20 ml saline flush. May repeat with 12 mg doses q 1-2 minutes
to 30 mg total.
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Amiodarone
(Cordarone)
Amount:
mg
Volume:
ml of D5W or NS
Concentration:
mg/ml
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- Loading infusion: Mix 150 mg in 100 ml D5W and
infuse at 15 mg/min (600 ml/hr) over the first 10 minutes.
- Maintenance infusion: Mix 900mg in 500ml D5W and
infuse at 1 mg/min (33 ml/hr) over the next 6 hours, then reduce to
0.5 mg/min (17 ml/hr) over the remaining 18 hours.
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Atropine
1 mg/10 ml
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- IVP Dose: 0.5-1 mg q 3-5 min. Usual max is 3 mg
(0.04 mg/kg).
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Bretylium
Amount:
mg
Volume:
ml of D5W or NS
Concentration:
mg/ml
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- IVP Dose: 5-10 mg/kg repeated at 5-30 min intervals
to max of 35 mg/kg.
- Infusion: 1-2 mg/min.
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Calcium Chroride
10%
1 g/10 ml
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- Hyperkalemia or Ca Channel Blocker overdose: IVP
8-16mg/kg.
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Diltiazem
(Cardizem)
Amount:
mg
Volume:
ml of D5W or NS
Concentration:
mg/ml
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- Bolus IVP: 0.25 mg/kg over 2 min (20mg average
patient). If inadequate response after 15 minutes, re-bolus with 0.35
mg/kg over 2 minutes (25mg average patient).
- Infusion: 5-15mg/hr.
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Dobutamine
(Dobutrex)
Amount:
mg
Volume:
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Concentration:
mg/ml
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- Infusion: 2-20 mcg/kg/min.
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Dopamine
(Intropin)
Amount:
mg
Volume:
ml of D5W or NS
Concentration:
mg/ml
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- Infusion: Initiate at 1-5 mcg/kg/min and titrate
to 5-20 mcg/kg/min.
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Epinephrine
Amount:
mg
Volume:
ml of D5W or NS
Concentration:
mg/ml
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- IVP Dose: 1 mg q 3-5 minutes or 0.1 mg/kg.
- Infusion: 1-10 mcg/min or titrate to desired effect.
There is no max dose, although the minimum effective dose is suggested.
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Esmolol
(Brevibloc)
Amount:
mg
Volume:
ml of D5W or NS
Concentration:
mg/ml
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- Loading infusion: 250-500 mcg/kg/min for 1 minute.
- Initial maintenance infusion: 25-50 mcg/kg/min
for 4 minutes, and titrate upwards at 5-10 min intervals to max of
300 mcg/kg/min.
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Furosemide
(Lasix)
Amount:
mg
Volume:
ml of D5W or NS
Concentration:
mg/ml
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- IVP Dose: 0.5-1 mg/kg slowly over at least 1-2
minutes.
- Infusion: 0.25-0.75 mg/kg/hr.
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Isoproterenol
(Isuprel)
Amount:
mg
Volume:
ml of D5W or NS
Concentration:
mg/ml
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- Infusion: 2-10 mcg/minute.
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Labetolol
(Trandate)
Amount:
mg
Volume:
ml of D5W or NS
Concentration:
mg/ml
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- IVP Dose: 0.25 mg/kg (20 mg) over 2 minutes. Additional
40-80 mg can be given q 10 min until desired BP is reached or until
300 mg total dose.
- Infusion: 2 mg/min, titrate until either desired
effect or cumulative dose of 200-300 mg is reached.
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Lidocaine
Amount:
mg
Volume:
ml of D5W or NS
Concentration:
mg/ml
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- IVP Dose: 1-1.5 mg/kg q 3-5 min, up to 3mg/kg
total dose.
- Infusion: 1-4 mg/min.
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Magnesium
Sulfate 50%
8 mEq/2 ml or 1 g/2 ml
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- For VT: 1-2 g diluted in 10 ml of D5W and IVP
over 1-2 minutes.
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Metoprotol
(Lopressor)
5 mg/5 ml
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- IVP Dose: 5 mg over 2-5 min, may repeat q 5 min
to 15 mg total.
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Milrinone
(Primacor)
Amount:
mg
Volume:
ml of D5W or NS
Concentration:
mg/ml
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- Bolus infusion: 50 mcg/kg over 10 min.
- Maintenance infusion: 0.375-0.75 mcg/kg/min. Max
daily dose of 0.59-1.13 mg/kg.
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Nicardipine
(Cardene)
Amount:
mg
Volume:
ml of D5W or NS
Concentration:
mg/ml
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- Infusion: 5 mg/hr, and may be increased in increments
of 2.5 mg/hr q 15 min to a max of 15mg/hr.
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Nitroglycerin
(Tridil)
Amount:
mg
Volume:
ml of D5W or NS
Concentration:
mg/ml
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- A bolus of 12.5-25 mcg may be administered before
the initiation of a continuous infusion.
- Infusion: Initiate at 10-20 mcg/min. May increase
by 5-10 mcg/min q 5-10 min until desired response.
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Nitroprusside
(Nipride)
Amount:
mg
Volume:
ml of D5W or NS
Concentration:
mg/ml
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- Infusion: Initiate at 0.1 mcg/kg/min, and titrate
to effect.
- Average dose is 0.5-8 mcg/kg/min.
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Norepinephrine
(Levophed)
Amount:
mg
Volume:
ml of D5W or NS
Concentration:
mg/ml
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- Infusion: Initiate at 0.5-1 mcg/min and titrate
to effect.
- Average dose is 2-12 mcg/min.
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Phenylephrine
(Neo-synephrine)
Amount:
mg
Volume:
ml of D5W or NS
Concentration:
mg/ml
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- IVP Dose: Diluting 10 mg/ml in 9 ml sterile water
for injection. Dose is 0.1-0.5 mg.
- Infusion: Initial rate 100-180 mcg/min to raise
BP rapidly. Maintenance rate is 40-60 mcg/min.
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Potassium
Chloride
Amount:
mEq
Volume:
ml of Sterile Water
Concentration:
mEq/ml
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- Acute replacement, max infusion rate:
- For serum K+ > 3 mEq/L: 10 mEq/hr.
- For serum K+ < 3 mEq/L: 20 mEq /hr.
- For serum K+ < 2.5 mEq/L and symptomatic:
40 mEq/hr.
- Maintenance, max infusion rate:
- For peripheral line: 10 mEq/hr.
- For central line: 20 mEq/hr.
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Procainamide
(Pronestyl)
Amount:
mg
Volume:
ml of D5W or NS
Concentration:
mg/ml
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- Bolus infusion: 20-30 mg/min up to 17 mg/kg, until
suppression of arrhythmia, hypotension, or QRS widens by 50% of original.
- Maintenance infusion: 1-4 mg/min.
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Propranolol
(Inderal)
1 mg/ml
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- IVP Dose: 1-3 mg over 2-5 min (do not exceed 1
mg/min). May repeat after 2 min to a total dose of 0.1mg/kg
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Sodium bicarbonate
8.4%
50 mEq/50 ml
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- IVP Dose: 1 mEq/kg initially, then 0.5 mEq/kg
q 10 min.
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Verapamil
10 mg/2 ml
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- IVP Dose: 2.5-5 mg over 1-2 minutes (3 minutes
in elderly). May repeat 5-10mg q 15-30 minutes to 30 mg total.
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