Pediatric Medications

Question 1

epinephrine (hypotension)

Answer 1

1 mcg/kg hypotension

Question 2

epinephrine (cardiac arrest)

Answer 2

10mcg/kg cardiac arrest

Question 3

atropine (preventative)

Answer 3

0.01 mg/kg preventative

Question 4

atropine (bradycardia)

Answer 4

0.02 mg/kg symptomatic bradycardia

Question 5

bicarbonate

Answer 5

1-2 meq/kg (per ABG value

Question 6

calcium chloride

Answer 6

10-20 mg/kg

Question 7

calcium gluconate

Answer 7

30-60 mg/kg

Question 8

adenosine

Answer 8

100mcg/kg

Question 9

lidocaine

Answer 9

1mg/kg

Question 10

amiodarone

Answer 10

5mg/kg

Question 11

vasopressin

Answer 11

1 unit/kg

Question 12

hydrocortisone stress dose

Answer 12

1-2 mg/kg (stress dose)

Question 13

hydrocortisone anaphylaxis

Answer 13

2-3mg/kg (anphylaxis)

Question 14

phenylephrine

Answer 14

5-20mcg/kg hypotension

Question 15

diphenhydramine

Answer 15

1 mg/kg IV or PO

Question 16

propofol induction

Answer 16

2-3 mg/kg

Question 17

ketamine IV

Answer 17

1-3 mg/kg

Question 18

ketamine IM

Answer 18

5-10 mg IM

Question 19

etomidate

Answer 19

0.2-0.3 mg/kg

Question 20

succinylcholine

Answer 20

2-3 mg/kg IV for patient < 1 yo; 1-2 mg/kg IV for >1 year old; 4-5 mg/kg IM or 1-3 mg/kg intralingual/submental injection

Question 21

rocuronium

Answer 21

0.3 mg/kg in neonates; 0.6 mg/kg for children - 1.2 mg/kg for RSI

Question 22

vecuronium

Answer 22

0.1 mg/kg

Question 23

pancuronium

Answer 23

0.05 -0.1 mg/kg

Question 24

cisatracurium

Answer 24

0.1 mg/kg for neonates; 0.2 mg/kg for children

Question 25

neostigmine

Answer 25

0.05 mg/kg (range 0.03 - 0.07 mg/kg) with glyccpyrrolate 0.01 mg/kg (or atropine 0.02 mg/kg)

Question 26

edrophonium

Answer 26

0.3- 1 mg/kg with atropine 0.02 mg/kg (or 0.01 mg/kg glycopyrrolate)

Question 27

suggamadex

Answer 27

2 mg/kg; 4mg/kg; up to 16 mg/kg (based on TOF)

Question 28

naloxone

Answer 28

0.25 - 0.5 mg/kg then titrate more to effect

Question 29

acetaminophen PO

Answer 29

15 mg/kg PO

Question 30

acetaminophen IV

Answer 30

IV (max 75mg/kg/24hrs); 10 mg/kg if < 1 year old

Question 31

ketorolac

Answer 31

0.5mg/kg

Question 32

fentanyl

Answer 32

1-2 mcg/kg IV or IM

Question 33

hydromorphone

Answer 33

0.01-0.02 mg/kg

Question 34

morphine

Answer 34

0.1-0.2 mg/kg

Question 35

remifentanil

Answer 35

0.05-0.15 mcg/kg/min

Question 36

dexmedetomidine

Answer 36

0.2 – 2 mcg/kg loading dose over 10 minutes, then 0.7-1 mcg/kg/hr infusion after that

Question 37

onadanestron

Answer 37

0.1 mg/kg

Question 38

dexamethasone

Answer 38

PONV – 0.1 mg/kg; for airway edema/surgery -0.4-0.5 mg/kg

Question 39

lidocaine

Answer 39

1-2 mg/kg IV; max dose any site – 5 mg/kg plain or 7 mg/kg with epinephrine

Question 40

bupivacaine

Answer 40

max dose 2.5mg/kg

Question 41

ropivicaine

Answer 41

max dose 2-3 mg/kg

Question 42

midazolam

Answer 42

0.1 mg/kg IV; 0.5 mg/kg PO