Medication Infusion Tables

MEDICATION INFUSION TABLES

Nitroglycerin

• Draw 25mg (5mL) NTG from vial
• Mix into 500mL bag NS (50mcg/mL)
• Withdraw 60mL from bag and insert syringe into pump
• Input 3mg for "Amount" and 60mL for "Volume"
• Infusion begins at 5mcg/min (0.1mL/min)
  

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Magnesium Sulfate Drip - Asthma Patients

• Draw up 2G of Mag Sulfate in a 60mL syringe
• Draw up the remaining syringe with NS
• Place on to the pump
• Run over 10 minutes

Dopamine Drip

• Draw up 400mg of Dopamine mixed with NS for a total of 60mL.
• Put in patient's weight kg and push "OK"
  • This is a weight based medication
• The pump will start at 2mcg/kg/min

• Dosing for BP starts at 5mcg/kg/min - 15mcg/kg/min
• Dosing for Bradycardia is 2mcg/kg/min - 10mcg/kg/min

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Cardizem Drip

• Draw up Cardizem 0.25mg/kg = max of 20mg
• Mix dose with NS to equal 60mL in the 60mL syringe
• Cardizem is given 1 time dose over 4 minutes

Epi Drip

• Draw up 2mg of 1:1000 Epi
• Mix with NS for a total of 60mL in a 60ML syringe
• Put in patient's weight in "kg" and then push "ok"
  • This is a weight based drip. The concentration is 2000mcg/60mL
  • Dose is .01 - .04mcg/kg/min

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Lidocaine Drip

• Draw up 60mL of Lidocaine from the premixed bag of 2G in 500mL.
• Remember the pump will show 2000mg in 500mL
• The concentrate is still 4mg/mL
• Starting dose is 1 - 4mg/min

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