IV gtts: Dosing Parameters Flashcards
Amiodarone
Loading Dose: 150 mg IV x 1
Start IV drip: 1 mg/min x 6 hrs
Then: 0.5 mg/min x 18 hrs
May continue at 0.5 mg/min (or __mg/min) for longer if ordered
Max: 2.2 gm /day
Diltiazem
Calcium Channel Blocker
Loading dose: 0.25 mg/kg up to 20 mg
Start IV drip at: 5 mg/hr (or __mg/hr)
Titrate by: 2.5 mg/hr q 15 min
Max: 15 mg/hr
Esmolol
Loading dose: 500 mcg/kg IV x 1 (or __mcg/kg)
Start at: 50 mcg/kg/min (or __mcg/kg/min)
Titrate: 50 mcg/kg/min q 4 min
Max: 200 mcg/kg/min
Dobutamine
Start at: 2.5 mcg/kg/min (or __mcg/kg/min)
Titrate: 2.5 mcg/kg/min q 5–15 min
Max: 20 mcg/kg/min (PCU max 5; poss: 7.5-10)
Dopamine
Start: 1 mcg/kg/min (or __mcg/kg/min)
Titrate: 1 - 4 mcg/kg/min q 10–30 min
Max: 20 mcg/kg/min (PCU max 5)
Fresh OHS: 1 - 5 mcg/kg/min (max 5)
Epinephrine
Start: 1 mcg/min (or __mcg/min)
Titrate: 0.5 - 1 mcg/min q 5–10 min
Max: 10 mcg/min
*not for PCU
Milrinone
Start: 0.25 mcg/kg/min (or__mcg/kg/min)
Titrate: 0.125 mcg/kg/min q 60 min
Max: 0.75 mcg/kg/min
Norepinephrine (Levophed)
Start: 0.5 mcg/min
Titrate: 0.5-1 mcg/min q 5 min
Max: 30 mcg/min
Phenylephrine (Neosynephrine)
Start: 10 mcg/min (or __mcg/min)
Titrate 20 mcg/min q 5 min
Max: 200 mcg/min (PCU max 75)
Vasopressin (Pitressin)
Start: 0.03 units/min (or __units/min)
Tritrate: DO NOT TITRATE FOR SHOCK
Max: 0.04 units/min for shock
*not for PCU
Note: Fresh open heart can have: 0.01 - 0.04 units/min
Nicardipine (Cardene)
Start: 5 mg/hr (or __mg/hr)
Titrate: 2.5 mg/hr q 5–15 min
Max: 15 mg/hr
Nitroglycerine
Start: 5 mcg/min (or __mcg/min)
Titrate: 5-10 mcg/min q 5 min
Max: 200 mcg/min
Nitroprusside (Nipride)
Start: 0.3 mcg/kg/min (or __mcg/kg/min)
Titrate: 0.3 - 0.5 mcg/kg/min q 3–5 min
Max: 10 mcg/kg/min
Labetalol
Loading dose: 20 mg IVP over 2 min (or __mg)
Start: 2 mg/min (or __mg/min)
Titrate: 1 mg/min q 5 min
Max: 300 mg TOTAL DOSE
