Peds Doses Broken Down Flashcards
(67 cards)
Acetaminophen (Peds Dose)
10 to 15 mg/kg every 4 to 6 hours
Maximum > 75 mg/kg daily
Acetylsalicyclic acid (Peds Dose)
Not recommended
Activated charcoal (Peds Dose)
0.5 to 1.0 gm/kg
Adenosine (Peds Dose)
0.1 mg/kg (up to 6.0 mg) RAPID bolus over 1 to 3 seconds followed by
5 to10 mL normal saline flush
If no response to the initial bolus after 1 to 2 minutes, administer 0.2 mg/kg
(up to 12 mg) RAPID bolus over 1 to 3 seconds followed by 5.0 to 10 mL
normal saline flush.
Albuterol sulfate (Peds Dose)
2.5 mg in 3.0 mL normal saline (unit dose) via small volume nebulizer
2.5 mg in 3.0 mL normal saline (unit dose) via in-line small volume nebulizer
with a bag-valve mask
May repeat the dosage
Amiodarone (Peds Dose)
Ventricular Fibrillation
5.0 mg/kg
May repeat the dosage every 5 minutes twice
Maximum dosage 300 mg
Amiodarone (Peds Dose)
Ventricular Tachycardia
5.0 mg/kg over 20 minutes
May repeat the dosage twice
Atropine Sulfate (Peds Dose)
Hemodynamically Significant Bradycardia
0.02 mg/kg
May repeat the dosage every 3 to 5 minutes to maximum dosage 1.0 mg in
children and 2.0 mg in adolescents
Atropine Sulfate (Peds Dose)
Organophosphate Poisoning/carbamate poisoning/nerve agent exposure
0.03 to 0.05 mg/kg every 10 to 20 minutes
Bumetanide (Peds Dose)
Not recommended
Calcium chloride (Peds Dose)
0.2 to 0.25 mL/kg 10% solution
Calcium gluconate 2.5% topical gel
(Peds Dose)
Assist the patient to wash the affected area and massage the gel into the skin
Calcium gluconate (Peds Dose)
Hyperkalemia
30 mg/kg
Dexamethasone (Peds Dose)
0.25 to 0.6 mg/kg
Maximum dosage 16 mg
Dextrose 50% (Peds Dose)
IV/IO/infusion
0.5 to 1.0 gm/kg D10 solution over 20 minutes
Diazepam (Peds Dose)
IV/IO
0.1 to 0.3 mg/kg
Diazepam (Peds Dose)
IM
0.1 to 2.0 mg/kg
Diazepam (Peds Dose)
Rectal
0.2 to 0.5 mg/kg
Diltiazem (Peds Dose)
Not recommended
Diphenhydramine (Peds Dose)
1.0 to 1.25 mg/kg
Dopamine (Peds Dose)
Infusion
2.0 to 20 mcg/kg/minute
Epinephrine (Peds Dose)
Cardiac Arrest IV/IO
0.01 mg/kg (1:10,000) IV/IO
May repeat the dosage every 3 to 5 minutes during resuscitation
Epinephrine (Peds Dose)
Cardiac Arrest ET
0.1 mg/kg (1:1,000) ET diluted in 3.0 to 5.0 mL normal saline
May repeat the dosage every 3 to 5 minutes during resuscitation
Epinephrine (Peds Dose)
Hemodynamically Significant Bradycardia
IV/IO
0.01 mg/kg (1:10,000)