Emergency Dosages

Question 1

Epinephrine for ACLS adults cardiac arrest

Answer 1

1mg q3-5min IV/IO

Question 2

Amiodarone in cardiac arrest

Answer 2

300mg bolus first dose

150mg second dose

IV/IO

Question 3

Lidocaine in cardiac arrest

Answer 3

1-1.5mg/kg first dose

0.5-0.75mg/kg second dose

Question 4

Adenosine in tachycardia

Answer 4

First dose: 6 mg rapid IV push then NS

Second dose 12mg

Question 5

Wide QTS tachycardia meds

Answer 5

Procainamide IV: 20-50mg/min until arrhythmia suppressed or max dose 17mg/kg. Maintenance infusion 1-4mg/min

Amiodarone IV: 150mg over 10min followed by maintenance infusion 1mg/min for 6 hours

Sotalol IV: 100mg over 5min unless long QT

Question 6

Bradycardia meds

Answer 6

Atropine IV: 1mg bolus q3-5min up to 3mg

Dopamine IV: 5-20mcg/kg/min

Epinephrine IV: 2-10mcg/min

Question 7

Dextrose in hypoglycemia

Answer 7

50ml D50W or 1mg IM glucagon

Question 8

Naloxone dose

Answer 8

2mg initially up to 10mg if life threatening

otherwise 0.1mg initially doubled q2min up to 10mg

Question 9

Thiamine for WE

Answer 9

100mg with 25mg dextrose (50ml D50)

Question 10

Lorazepam in status epilepticus

Answer 10

0.1mg/kg IV only (not IM)

Usually 8mg for adult

Question 11

Epinephrine dose for pediatric cardiac arrest

Answer 11

0.01mg/kg IV/IO

Question 12

Toxic dose of acetaminophen

Answer 12

150mg/kg

Question 13

Midazolam dose in status epilepticus

Answer 13

0.1mg/kg IM/IV/IN

10mg for adult usually

Question 14

MgSO4 in eclampsia

Answer 14

4g IV during labor (ppx too)