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Drug Dosages Flashcards

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Adrenaline (anaphylaxis)

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  • > 12 years - 0.5mg IMI
  • 6-12 years - 0.3mg IMI
  • <6 years - 0.15mg IMI
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Promethazine (anaphylaxis)

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  • >12 years - 25mg IMI or slow IV
  • 6-12 - 12.5mg IMI or slow IV
  • 2-6 years - 6.25mg IMI or slow IV
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Rabies Prophylaxis

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  • Rabies Ig 20IU/kg into the wound, remainder IM
  • Rabies vaccine on days 0, 3, 7, 14, (and 28 if immunocompromised)
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Tetanus Prophylaxis

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  • Indications
    • Contamination
    • Devitalised tissue
    • > 6 hour since injury
    • Bite/ puncture
  • Tetanus toxoid (Td or Tdap) if vaccination incomplete (10 years since booster
  • Tetanus Ig 250-500IU
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Adrenaline (cardiorespiratory arrest)

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  • 1mg in 9ml N/S
  • 20ml N/S flush
  • Adminster after 2nd shock and every 2-3 minutes therafter as necessary
  • 0.1-0.5μ/kg/min infusion as cardiac support after CPR

Pediatric dose: 0.01mg/kg

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Amiodarone (cardiorespiratory arrest)

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NB - ONLY if PEA or asystole

  • 300mg in 20ml 5% D/W
  • Administer after adrenaline (after 3rd shock)
  • Additional 150mg after 2-3 minutes if necessary
  • 1mg/min infusion for 6 hours thereafter
  • 0.5mg/min infusion for 18 hours thereafter

Presentation: 150mg/amp

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Lignocaine (cardiorespiratory arrest)

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Give in place of amiodarone

  • First dose: 1mg/kg
  • Second dose: 0.5mg/kg
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Magnesium Sulphate

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  • 1-2g in 10ml 5% D/W
  • For Torsades de Point or hypomagnesaemia
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Atropine (bradycardia)

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  • 0.5mg IVI
  • Repeat every 3-5 minutes PRN
  • Max 3mg
  • Presentation: 1mg/ml or 0.5mg/ml
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Adrenaline (bradycardia)

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2-10μg/min

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Dopamine (bradycardia)

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2-10μg/min

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Adenosine

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  • 6mg IVI extremely fast
  • Add 12mg IVI after 1-2 minutes PRN
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Amiodarone (dysrhymthmia)

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  • 150mg IVI over 10 minutes (15mg/min)
  • Followed by infusion 1mg/min
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Morphine

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  • Dose: 0.1mg/kg IVI
  • Presentation: 1% and 1.5% solutions
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Diazepam

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5-10mg IVI, IMI PO, IN or PR

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Lorazepam

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Glucose

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20-50ml 50% dextrose in 200ml N/S

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Calcium chloride

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10ml 10% solution IVI over 10 min

19
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Augmentin

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1.2mg IVI 8-hourly

(clavulanic acid max dose 125mg per dosing)

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