Anesthetic Drug Dosages

Question 1

Etomidate?

Answer 1

0.2 mg/kg

Question 2

Thiopental?

Answer 2

3-5 mg/kg

Question 3

Ketamine?

Side effect to watch for?

Answer 3

1 mg/kg

Secretions – use glycopyrrolate

Question 4

Succinylcholine?

Answer 4

2 mg/kg

Question 5

Rocuronium?

Answer 5

0.5-1 mg/kg

Question 6

Vecuronium?

Answer 6

0.1 mg/kg

Question 7

Pancuronium?

Answer 7

0.1 mg/kg

Question 8

Varying degrees of potencies of narcotics?

Answer 8

Morphine

Hydromorphone/Alfentanil (10x more potent than morphine)

Fentanyl (100x more potent than morphine)

Sufentanil (1000x more potent than morphine)

Question 9

Morphine?

Answer 9

0.05-0.1 mg/kg

Question 10

Hydromorphone?

Answer 10

0.005-0.01 mg/kg
Or
5-10 mcg/kg

Question 11

Fentanyl?

Answer 11

1-2 mcg/kg

Question 12

Alfentanil?

Answer 12

10-20 mcg/kg

Question 13

Sufentanil?

Answer 13

0.1-0.5 mcg/kg

Question 14

Neostigmine?

Max dose?

Answer 14

0.07 mg/kg

5mg

Question 15

Glycopyrrolate?

Max?

Answer 15

0.014 mg/kg

Question 16

Lidocaine plain? With Epinephrine?

Answer 16

Plain: 5 mg/kg
Epi: 7 mg/kg

Question 17

Bupivicaine plain? With Epinephrine?

Answer 17

Plain: 2.5 mg/kg
Epi: 3 mg/kg

Question 18

What does % solution mean (local anesthetics)?

Answer 18

% = g/100mL

1% = 1g/100mL –> 1000mg/100mL –> 10mg/mL

Question 19

What does 1:1 solution mean?

Answer 19

1: 1 –> 1g/1mL solvent
1: 1000 = 1g/1000mL –> 1mg/1mL

Question 20

Propofol?

Answer 20

2 mg/kg

1.5 (frail/older person)
3 (children)

Question 21

Epinephrine?

Answer 21

10 mcg or 1 mL

Question 22

Ephedrine?

Answer 22

5 mg or 1 mL

Question 23

Phenylephrine?

Answer 23

100mcg or 1mL

Question 24

Dexamethasone?

Answer 24

0.15 mg/kg (max 4mg)

Question 25

Ondansetron?

Answer 25

0.15 mg/kg (max 4 mg)

Question 26

Metoclopramide?

Answer 26

0.15 mg/kg (max 10 mg)