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Adenosine
Dose: 0.1 mg/kg IV/IO (1st dose)
0.2 mg/kg IV/IO (2nd)

Max: 6mg/12mg respect.
Indications:
- SVT (typically >220 in infants and >180 in children ECG with abnormally inverted p waves in II/III/aVF or absent altogether)
alprostadil (PGE1)
Dose (bolus)
- .05 - .1 mcg/kg/min IV/IO
Maint
- .01 - .05mcg/kg/min

can give through umbilical artery cath.
indications
- Cyanotic lesions (transposition tricuspid atresia, tetrology)
- Left heart or asc. aortic obstruction (hypoplastic left heart syndrome, critical aortic stenosis, coarctation, interrupted aortic arch)
Amiodarone
SVT/VT (with pulses)
5mg/kg IV/IO load over 20 - 60min (max 300mg), repeat to max dose 15 mg/kg (2.2g in adolescents)

Pulseless VT/VF

5mg/kg IV/IO bolus (max 300mg) can repeat to 15mg/kg (2.2 in adolescents)
Atropine (for bradycardia)
Bradycardia
.02mg/kg IV/IO min dose is 0.1mg max single dose is 0.5mg for child and 1mg for adolescent may repeat x 1. (ETT dose is .04-.06mg/kg)
indications: symptomatic brady, organophsophate OD, RSI in less than 1 year or 1-5 recieving Sux
atropine for OD
less than 12 years
- .02-.05 mg/kg IV/IO then repeat q20 to q30 min until reversal

older than 12

- .05 mg/kg IV/IO initially then 1-2 mg IV/IO q20 to 30 min
atropine for RSI
Dose
- .01 -.02 mg/kg IV/IO (min .1mg
max is 1mg)
- IM dose is .02 mg/kg
Calcium Chloride
Dose (100mg/ml solution)
- 20mg/kg IV/IO slow push for cardiac arrest and over 30-60min for other indications

preferred to use with central line
indications: hypocalcemia, hyperkalemia, consider for hypermagnesia and for CCB OD
Dexamethasone
Croup/asthma
- 0.6 mg/kg IV/IM/PO (max 16mg)
Vasogenic edema
- 1-2 mg/kg IV/IO load
indications
- croup
- asthma
- vasogenic cerebral edema
Dextrose
Overall .05 - 1g/kg IV/IO

D10W - 1-2ml/kg
D5W 10-20ml/kg
D25W 2-4 ml/kg
D50W 1-2 ml/kg

Newborn D12.5W (0.125g/ml)
Indications - Hypoglycemia

Diphenyhydramine
1-2 mg/kg IV/IO/IM (max 50mg)

can do q4-6 hours
Dobutamine
2-20 mcg/kg/min IV/IO infusion
indications:
- CHF, Cardiogenic shock
Dopamine
2-20 mcg/kg/min IV/IO
EPi for anaphylaxis
IM - .01 mg/kg (.01ml/kg) 1:1000 Q15 min, max of 0.5mg

IV/IO - 0.01 mg/kg (0.1 ml/kg) 1:10,000 q 3 - 5 mins (max is 1 mg), cont. infusion at 0.1 to 1 mcg/kg/min
epi for asthma
SQ .01 mg/kg (.01ml/kg) 1:1000 q 15 min (max dose 0.5;0.5ml)
epi for bradycardia (symptomatic)
.01mg/kg (.01ml/kg) 1:10,000 IV/IO q 3-5 min (max 1mg; 1ml)
epi for croup (nebulizer)
0.25ml of 2.25% mixed in 3ml NS (infants and young children) up to 0.5ml mixed in 3 ml NS for older children or one can do...

3ml of 1:1000 by inhaled neb (can mix with 3ml of NS)
epi for pulseless arrest
IV/IO
- .01mg/kg (.1ml/kg) 1:10,000 q 3-5 (max dose 1mg(

ET
- .01mg/kg (.01ml/kg) 1:1000 q3-5
epi for shock
IV/IO infusion
- 0.1 to 1mcg/kg/min
epi for toxins or OD (Beta/CCB)
IV/IO - .01 mg/kg (0.1ml/kg) of 1:10,000 (max 1mg) if no response consider higher doses up to 0.1mg/kg (o.1ml/kg) 1:1000

infuse at same dose as would for hypotension/shock
lasix
1mg/kg IV/IM (max 20mg for patient not on loops chronically)

cant give IO
Hydrocortisone
2mg/kg IV/IO bolus (max 100)
indications: adrenal insufficency
Inamrinone
load .75 - 1mg/kg (max load is 3mg/kg) over 5 minutes

infuse 5-10 mcg/kg/min IV/IO

loading dose may cause significant hypotension
Ipratropium bromide
250 -500 mcg (inhaled q 20 minutes x 3 )

its a .02% solution (500mcg/2.5ml)
lidocaine RSI for ICP
1-2mg/kg IV/IO
lidocaine for VF/pulseless VT,
wide-complex tach (with pulses)
1mg/kg IV/IO loading bolus
maint: 20-50 mcg/kg/min

ETT: 2-3mg/kg
mag sulfate (asthma)
25-50 mg/kg IV/IO slow infusion (15-30 minutes) max is 2g
mag sulfate for pulseless VT with torsades
25-50 mg/kg IV/IO bolus
mag sulfate for VT with pulses associated with torsades/hypomag
25-50 mg/kg IV/IO over 10-20 minutes
contraindicated in renal failure
methylprednisolone (solumed)
Asthma/anaphylaxis
- load 2mg/kg IV/IO/IM (max 80mg and must use acetate salt IM)
- for maint do 0.5 mg/kg IV q 6 hours or 1 mg/kg q 12 up to 120mg/day
milrinone (PDE inhibitor, inodilator)
load
- 50-75 mcg/kg over 10-60 min can give IV/IO

infuse
- 0.5 - 0.75 mcg/kg/min
Naloxone
total reversal: 0.1 mg/kg q 2 min
(max is 2mg)

Total reversal not required
- 1-5 mcg/kg IV/IO/IM/SQ

Infusion:
- .002 - 0.16 mg/kg / hour
IV/IO
Nitroglycerin
0.25 - 0.5 mcg/kg/min IV/IO infusion which one may increase q 3-5 min (max 10 mcg/kg/min)

in adolescents start 10-20 mcg/min and increase by 5-10 mcg q 5 -10 minutes to max of 200 mcg (the adolescent dose is not weight based)
levophed/norepi
IV/IO 0.1 to 2 mcg/kg/min
indications: hypotension (esp distributive shock)
procainamide
Dose:

- 15mg/kg IV/IO load over 30-60 min
indications: SVT, A flutter, VT

consult when using, do not give with amio
TCA overdose Nabicarb
1-2 mEq/kg IV/IO bolus until pH > 7.45 followed by IV infusion of 150 mEq/L solution
forms
4% (.48mEq/ml)
4.2% (0.5 mEq/ml)
7.5% (.89 mEq/ml)
8.4% (1mEq/ml)
premixed: 5% (0.6 mEq/ml)
Sodium bicarb for metabolic acidosis/hyperkalemia
1 mEq/ml slow bolus
terbutaline
IV/IO 0.1 to 10 mcg/kg/min IV/IO

consider 10 mcg/kg load over 5 minutes

SQ - 10 mcg/kg SQ q 10 - 15 minutes (max 0.4 mg)
indications:
asthma, hyperk
what are the defibrillator steps and doses for pulseless VT/VF in a child
initial dose is 2J/Kg (mono or bi)
then afterwards 4J/kg

what are the doses for synchronized (i.e. with pulses)
0.5J to 1J/Kg
if not effective increase to 2J/Kg
when does one use peds pads versus adult
Peds pads

adult paddles for anyone over 1 (or > 10kg)