Drug Cart doses

Question 1

Dexmedetomidine

Answer 1

Loading dose: 0.5 -1 mcg/kg over 10 minutes

Infusion dose: 0.4 - 1.2 mcg/kg/hr

Question 2

Etomidate

Answer 2

0.2 - 0.4 mg/kg

Question 3

Ketamine

Answer 3

Induction: 1.5 mg/kg
Sedative standard dosing: 0.2 - 0.5 mg/kg
Low dose infusion: 0.1 - 0.3 mg/kg/min

Question 4

Lidocaine

Answer 4

Induction: 1 mg/kg
Max: 100 mg
0.5 - 1.5 mg/kg before propofol

Question 5

Midazolam

Answer 5

Standard dosing: 2 - 5 mg
Induction: 0.1 - 0.2 mg/kg
Pre-induction anxiolysis: 1 -2 mg
Sedation: 0.01 - 0.1 mg/kg

Question 6

Propofol

Answer 6

Induction: 1 - 2.5 mg/kg
Infusion: 100 - 200 mcg/kg/min

Question 7

Fentanyl

Answer 7

Induction: 1 - 2 mcg/kg
Analgesia: 50 - 100 mcg PRN
Minor surgery: 0.5 - 2 mcg/kg bolus
Major surgery: 2 - 20 mcg/kg bolus
Infusion: 1 -2 mcg/kg

Question 8

Ketorolac

Answer 8

IV: 
< 65yo: 30 mg
> 65yo: 15 mg
IM:
< 65yo: 60 mg
> 65yo: 30 mg

Question 9

Meperidine

Answer 9

Shivering: 1 mg/kg

25 - 50 mg is the usual standard dose

Question 10

Morphine

Answer 10

0.1 mg/kg or
2 - 5 mg
Peds: 0.1 mg/kg

Question 11

Rocuronium

Answer 11

Induction: 0.6 mg/kg
RSI: 1.2 mg/kg

Question 12

Vecuronium

Answer 12

0.3 mg/kg

Question 13

Succinylcholine

Answer 13

RSI: 1 - 2 mg/kg

Question 14

Neostigmine

Answer 14

0.04 - 0.08 mg/kg

Max: 6 mg

Question 15

Suggamadex

Answer 15

2-4 TOF twitches: 2 mg/kg
< 2 twitches post- tetanic: 4 mg/kg
CICV or just gave Roc: 16 mg/kg

Question 16

Atropine

Answer 16

Bradycardia: 0.4 - 2 mg

Question 17

Glycopyrrolate

Answer 17

Reversal: 0.2 mg for each 1.0 mg of neostigmine
Bradycardia: 0.1 - 0.3 mg

Question 18

Naloxone

Answer 18

Respiratory depression: 40 - 80 mcg
Opioid reversal: 0.4 - 2 mg IV
- repeat every 2 - 3 min

Question 19

Flumazenil

Answer 19

0.2 mg IV over 15 sec
May repeat 0.1 mg q1 min
Max: 1 mg

Question 20

Ephedrine

Answer 20

2.5 - 10 mg

Question 21

Phenylephrine

Answer 21

50 - 100 mcg

Question 22

Norepinephrine

Answer 22

0.02 - 0.04 mcg/kg/min

Question 23

Vasopressin

Answer 23

1 - 4 units/hr
Dilute to 1 unit/mL in a 10 mL syringe
IV infusion: 1 - 6 units/hr
Bolus: 1 - 2 units to stabilize before infusion

Question 24

Adenosine

Answer 24

1st dose: 6 mg

2nd dose: 12 mg

Question 25

Metoprolol

Answer 25

5 mg IV
May give up to 3 doses every 15 min
Max: 15 mg

Question 26

Ondansetron

Answer 26

4 mg/kg

Peds: 0.15 mg/kg

Question 27

Dexamethasone

Answer 27

4 mg

Question 28

Diphenhydramine

Answer 28

12.5 - 50 mg

Question 29

Albuterol

Answer 29

Nebulizer: 2.5 - 5.0 mg in 3 mL saline q6hr

Question 30

Combivent

Answer 30

Inhaler: 2 puffs q6hr each actuation delivers 18 mcg Ipratropium & 103 mcg Albuterol from mouthpiece

Question 31

Glucagon

Answer 31

< 20 kg: 0.5 mg

> 20 kg: 1 mg

Question 32

Pitocin

Answer 32

10 - 40 units per 1 L of crystalloid

Question 33

Albumin

Answer 33

Hypovolemic shock: 25 g, may repeat within 30 min

Question 34

Mannitol

Answer 34

0.25 - 2 g/kg

Question 35

Methergine

Answer 35

IM: 0.2 mg

Max of 5 doses