Peds Doses Flashcards
What is the dose, how is it packaged, and what are the indications for Epi 1:1000?
Dose: 0.01 mg/kg
Packaged: 1mg/ml
Indications: anaphylaxis
** 1:1 ratio; whatever the Mg are the ML will match; intramuscular only
What is the dose, how is it packaged, and what are the indications for Epi 1:10000?
Dose: 0.01 mg/kg
Packaged: 1mg/10ml
Indications: Cardiac arrest
** take your mg and move the decimal to the right one spot
What is the dose, how is it packaged, and what are the indications for Amiodarone?
Dose: 5mg/kg
Packaged: 150mg/3ml
Indications: Cardiac arrest
What is the dose, how is it packaged, and what are the indications for D50?
**8 y/o & greater
Dose: 1ML/Kg
Packaged: 25grams/50ML
Indications: hypoglycemia
** it’s already in ML
What is the dose, how is it packaged, and what are the indications for D10?
** less than 1 y/o
Dose: 5ml/kg
Indications: hypoglycemia
** if you have to make D10, use D50, dump 40 ml, add 40 ml of NS
What is the dose, how is it packaged, and what are the indications for D25?
** 1-8 y/o
Dose: 2 ml/kg
Packaged: 2.5G/1ML
Indications: hypoglycemia
** if you have to make D25, use D50, dump 25 ML, add 25 ML of NS
What is the dose, how is it packaged, and what are the indications for Adenosine?
Dose: 1st - 0.1mg/kg
2nd - 0.2mg/kg
Packaged: 6mg/2ml or 12mg/4ml
Indications: Tachycardia
What is the dose, how is it packaged, and what are the indications for Atropine?
Dose: 0.02 mg/kg
Packaged: 1mg/10ml
Indications: Bradycardia
** take your mg and move the decimal to the right one spot
What is the dose, how is it packaged, and what are the indications for Calcium Chloride?
Dose:
Hypoglycemia: 5-10 mg/kg
CCB OD: 20mg/kg
Packaged: 1G/10ML
Indications: Hypocalcemia
What is the dose, how is it packaged, and what are the indications for Narcan?
Dose: 0.1mg/kg
Packaged: 2mg/2ml
Indications: Opiate OD
** 1:1 ratio
What is the dose, how is it packaged, and what are the indications for Valium?
Dose: 0.1-0.2mg/kg (IV or IO)
Indications: Seizure
** check for breathing after administration
What is the dose, how is it packaged, and what are the indications for versed?
Dose: 0.1mg/kg (IV, IO, or IM)
Indications: Seizure
** check for breathing after administration
What is the dose, how is it packaged, and what are the indications for Solu-Medrol?
Dose: 2mg/kg
Packaged: 125mg/2ml
Indications: Asthma
** once you get the mg, multiply by 0.016 ml
What is the dose, how is it packaged, and what are the indications for Magnesium Sulfate?
Dose: 25-50mg/kg
Packaged: 1G/2ML
Indications: asthma and anaphylaxis
** always use 50mg/kg; whatever the kg is, place a decimal in the middle of number and put that into a 50cc bag with 10gtts over 20 mins, gives you 1gtt every 2 sec
What is the dose, how is it packaged, and what are the indications for Benadryl?
Dose: 1mg/kg
Packaged: 50mg/ml
Indication: Allergic reaction
** whatever the mg is, double it please decimal in front of it for ML
What is the dose, how is it packaged, and what are the indications for glucagon?
Dose: 0.1mg/kg IM
0.2mg/kg IV For a BB OD
Packaged: 1mg/unit
Indications: hypoglycemia, beta blocker OD
** 1:1 ratio
What is the dose, how is it packaged, and what are the indications for albuterol?
Dose: Less than 1 y/o 1.25 mg
Greater than 1 y/o 2.5mg
Packaged: 2.5mg/3ml
Indications: Asthma, allergic reaction
What is the dose, how is it packaged, and what are the indications for Fentanyl?
Dose: 0.5mcg/kg IV
Indications: pain
What is the dose, how is it packaged, and what are the indications for Morphine?
Dose: 0.1-0.2mg/kg IV
Indications: Pain
What is the dose, how is it packaged, and what are the indications for Sodium Bicarbonate?
Dose: newborn/infant: 4.2% 5MEQ/10ML
Over 1 y/o: 8.4% 50MEQ/50ML
Indications: Acidosis
What is the Handtevy method?
1 yr - 10 kg 2 yr - 12 kg 3 yr - 14 kg 4 yr - 16 kg 5 yr - 18 kg 6 yr- 20 kg
How to determine weight?
Age*3+8
How to determine ET tube size?
Age+16/4
