Drug Cart doses Flashcards
Dexmedetomidine
Loading dose: 0.5 -1 mcg/kg over 10 minutes
Infusion dose: 0.4 - 1.2 mcg/kg/hr
Etomidate
0.2 - 0.4 mg/kg
Ketamine
Induction: 1.5 mg/kg
Sedative standard dosing: 0.2 - 0.5 mg/kg
Low dose infusion: 0.1 - 0.3 mg/kg/min
Lidocaine
Induction: 1 mg/kg
Max: 100 mg
0.5 - 1.5 mg/kg before propofol
Midazolam
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
Propofol
Induction: 1 - 2.5 mg/kg
Infusion: 100 - 200 mcg/kg/min
Fentanyl
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
Ketorolac
IV: < 65yo: 30 mg > 65yo: 15 mg IM: < 65yo: 60 mg > 65yo: 30 mg
Meperidine
Shivering: 1 mg/kg
25 - 50 mg is the usual standard dose
Morphine
0.1 mg/kg or
2 - 5 mg
Peds: 0.1 mg/kg
Rocuronium
Induction: 0.6 mg/kg
RSI: 1.2 mg/kg
Vecuronium
0.3 mg/kg
Succinylcholine
RSI: 1 - 2 mg/kg
Neostigmine
0.04 - 0.08 mg/kg
Max: 6 mg
Suggamadex
2-4 TOF twitches: 2 mg/kg
< 2 twitches post- tetanic: 4 mg/kg
CICV or just gave Roc: 16 mg/kg
Atropine
Bradycardia: 0.4 - 2 mg
Glycopyrrolate
Reversal: 0.2 mg for each 1.0 mg of neostigmine
Bradycardia: 0.1 - 0.3 mg
Naloxone
Respiratory depression: 40 - 80 mcg
Opioid reversal: 0.4 - 2 mg IV
- repeat every 2 - 3 min
Flumazenil
0.2 mg IV over 15 sec
May repeat 0.1 mg q1 min
Max: 1 mg
Ephedrine
2.5 - 10 mg
Phenylephrine
50 - 100 mcg
Norepinephrine
0.02 - 0.04 mcg/kg/min
Vasopressin
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
Adenosine
1st dose: 6 mg
2nd dose: 12 mg
Metoprolol
5 mg IV
May give up to 3 doses every 15 min
Max: 15 mg
Ondansetron
4 mg/kg
Peds: 0.15 mg/kg
Dexamethasone
4 mg
Diphenhydramine
12.5 - 50 mg
Albuterol
Nebulizer: 2.5 - 5.0 mg in 3 mL saline q6hr
Combivent
Inhaler: 2 puffs q6hr each actuation delivers 18 mcg Ipratropium & 103 mcg Albuterol from mouthpiece
Glucagon
< 20 kg: 0.5 mg
> 20 kg: 1 mg
Pitocin
10 - 40 units per 1 L of crystalloid
Albumin
Hypovolemic shock: 25 g, may repeat within 30 min
Mannitol
0.25 - 2 g/kg
Methergine
IM: 0.2 mg
Max of 5 doses