paediatrics

Question 1

doseage of adrenaline in paeds anaphalyxis

Answer 1

500MCG >12
300MCG 6-12
150 MCG <6
remember 1:1000 IM 
repeat at 5 min intervals if no improvement in condition

Question 2

doseage of adrenaline in pardiatric cardiac arrest

Answer 2

10mcg/kg

Question 3

dose of amiodarone in paediatric cardiac arrest

Answer 3

5mg/kg

Question 4

wt calculation 1-12 months

Answer 4

(0.5X age in months)+4

Question 5

wt calculation 1-5 years

Answer 5

(2xage in years)+8

Question 6

wt calculation 6-12 years

Answer 6

(3x age in years) +7

Question 7

ET tube length cacluation

Answer 7

age/2 + 12

+15 if nasal

Question 8

cardiac arrest energy in paeds

Answer 8

4J/kg

Question 9

dose of nebulised adrenaline in croup

Answer 9

5ml :1000 nebulised

Question 10

dose of atropine in paeds

Answer 10

0.02mg/kg (max 0.6mg)

Question 11

dose of budesonide in paeds

Answer 11

2mg neb

Question 12

dose of ceftriaxone/cefotaxime in paeds

Answer 12

80mg/kg IV

Question 13

dose of dexamethasone in croup

Answer 13

0.15-0.6mg/kg

Question 14

glucose dose in hypoglycaemia

Answer 14

2ml/kg iv of 10% glucose

Question 15

dose of lorazepam in status

Answer 15

0.1mg/kg

Question 16

dose of phenobaribital in status

Answer 16

20mg/kg

Question 17

dose of phenytoin in status

Answer 17

18mg/kg

Question 18

dose of prednisolone in asthma

Answer 18

1-2mg/kg po