3 - Pharmacology - Dosages (No Hints)

Question 1

Adenosine (Child) - SVT, VT (with Pulses)

Answer 1

0.1 mg/kg IV/IO (max 6 mg); second dose 0.2 mg/kg (max 12 mg)

Question 2

Albuterol - Anaphylaxis, Hyperkalemia, Asthma 44 lbs

Answer 2

2.5 mg/dose nebulized

Question 3

Albuterol - Anaphylaxis, Hyperkalemia, Asthma 46 lbs

Answer 3

5 mg/dose nebulized

Question 4

Albuterol - Continuous nebulizer

Answer 4

5 mg/dose nebulized

Question 5

Amiodarone - SVT, VT c pulses

Answer 5

5 mg/kg IV/IO over 20-60 minutes (max 300 mg); q to daily max 15 mg/kg

Question 6

Amiodarone - Pulseless Arrest (VF, VT)

Answer 6

5 mg/kg IV/IO bolus (max 300 mg); q to daily max 15 mg/kg

Question 7

Atropine Sulfate - Bradycardia (symptomatic) Child

Answer 7

0.02 mg/kg IV/IO (min 0.1 mg, max 0.5 mg), q5m (max dose 1 mg)

Question 8

Atropine Sulfate - Bradycardia (symptomatic) Adolescent

Answer 8

0.02 mg/kg IV/IO (min 0.1 mg, max 0.5 mg), q5m (max dose 3 mg)

Question 9

Atropine Sulfate - Toxins OD (12 y/o or younger)

Answer 9

0.05 mg/kg IV/IO initially; then q5m x2 dose until s/s reverse

Question 10

Atropine Sulfate - Toxins OD (13 y/o or older)

Answer 10

1 mg/kg IV/IO initially; then q5m x2 dose until s/s reverse

Question 11

Calcium Chloride 10% - Ca Channel Blocker OD, Hyperkalemia, hypermagnesemia, hypocalcemia

Answer 11

20 mg/kg (0.2 mL/kg) IV/IO SIVP during arrest, q PRN

Question 12

Calcium Gluconate

Answer 12

60 mg/kg IV/IO SIVP; q prn during arrest

Question 13

Dexamethasone

Answer 13

0.6 mg/kg IV/IM/PO (max 16)

Question 14

Dextrose

Answer 14

0.5-1 g/kg IV/IO

Question 15

Etomidate

Answer 15

0.2-0.4 mg/kg IV/IO infused 30 min (max 20 mg)

Question 16

Hydrocortisone

Answer 16

2 mg/kg IV bolus (max 100 mg)

Question 17

Ipratropium Bromide

Answer 17

250-500 mcg via inhalation q 20 min PRN x3 doses

Question 18

Lidocaine

Answer 18

1 mg/kg bolus IV/IO

Question 19

Magnesium Sulfate - Asthma (refractory status asthmaticus), torsades de pointes, hypomagnesemia

Answer 19

25-50 mg/kg IV/IO bolus (max 2 g)

Question 20

Methylprednisolone Sodium Succinate

Answer 20

2 mg/kg IV bolus (max 60mg)

Question 21

Milrinone

Answer 21

50 mcg/kg IV/IO over 10-60 min

Question 22

Naloxone

Answer 22

0.1 mg/kg bolus q 2 min PRN (max 2 mg)

Question 23

Nitroglycerin

Answer 23

0.25 - 0.5 µg/kg/min IV/IO infusion; titrate by 1 µg/kg/min q 15-20 min

Question 24

Nitroprusside

Answer 24

0.3 - 1 µg/kg/min initial dose; and titrate up to 8 µg/kg/min PRN

Question 25

Norepinephrine

Answer 25

0.05-0.5 µg/kg/min IV/IO

Question 26

Prostaglandin

Answer 26

0.05-0.1 µg/kg/min IV/IO

Question 27

Sodium Bicarbonate - hyperkalemia, metabolic acidosis

Answer 27

1 mEq/kg SIVP

Question 28

Sodium Bicarbonate - sodium channel blocker OD (eg Tricyclic antidepressant)

Answer 28

1-2 mEq per kilogram IV/IO bolus until serum pH is >7.45

Question 29

Vasopressin

Answer 29

0.0002-0.002 unit/kg per min infusion

Question 30

Benadryl

Answer 30

1.0 to 1.25 mg/kg

Question 31

Morphine

Answer 31

0.1 to 0.2 mg/kg

Question 32

methylprednisolone (Solu-Medrol)

Answer 32

2.0 to 4.0 mg/kg

Question 33

succinylcholine (Anectine)

Answer 33

1.0 to 2.0 mg/kg

• May repeat the dosage once in 2 to 3 minutes