Reference
MEDICATION |
ADULT SHOCK DOSING |
TITRATION |
| NOREPINEPHRINE (WEIGHT BASED) |
START: 0.05 - 0.15 MCG/KG/MIN RANGE: 0.025 - 1 MCG/KG/MIN |
0.02 MCG/KG/MIN q 5 MIN |
| NOREPINEPHRINE (NON-WEIGHT BASED) |
80 KG PATIENT START: 5-15 MCG/MIN RANGE: 2-80 MCG/MIN |
2 MCG/MIN q 5 MIN |
| EPINEPHRINE | START: 0.01 - 0.2 MCG/KG/MIN RANGE: 0.01 - 0.5 MCG/KG/MIN |
0.05 MCG/KG/MIN q 5 MIN |
| VASOPRESSIN | START: 0.03 UNITS/MIN RANGE: 0.01 - 0.04 UNITS/MIN |
TITRATE PER ORDER ONLY |
| DOPAMINE | START: 2 - 5 MCG/KG/MIN RANGE: 2 - 20 MCG/KG/MIN |
1 MCG/KG/MIN Q 3 - 5 MIN |
| DOBUTAMINE | START: 2 - 5 MCG/KG/MIN RANGE: 2 - 10 MCG/KG/MIN |
1 MCG/KG/MIN q 3 - 5 MIN |
| NICARDIPINE | START: 5 MG/HR RANGE: 2.5 - 15 MG/HR |
2.5 MG/HR q 5 - 15 MIN |
| DILTIAZEM |
START: 5 - 10 MG/HR RANGE: 5 - 15 MG/HR |
5 MG/HR |
| ESMOLOL | BOLUS 500 MCG/KG OVER 1 MIN THEN 25 - 50 MCG/KG/MIN |
25 - 50 MCG/KG/MIN q 5 MIN |
| PROPOFOL INFUSION | START: 5 MCG/KG/MIN RANGE: 5 - 50 MCG/KG/MIN |
5 - 10 MCG/KG/MIN q 5 - 10 MIN |
| PRECEDEX | 0.2 - 1.5 MCG/KG/HR | 0.1 MCG/KG/HR |
| NALOXONE | 2/3 OF INTIAL EFFECTIVE DOSE / HR (USUALLY 0.25 - 6.25 MG/HR) |
TITRATE PER ORDER ONLY |