Emergency Medicine

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50 mL DW

***4 mg/min

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for 20 min

***2 mg/min

***12 mL/h***

for 60 min

***6 mL/h for ***

24 h

Magnesium

0.15–0.3 mmol/kg =

0.05–0.1 mmol/kg/h

40 mmol in

20 mmol in

0.4 mmol/mL

2–8 mmol/h

5–20 mL/h

sulphate

10–20 mmol (adult)

100 mL DS

50 mL DS

or 0.1 g/mL

0.5–2.0 g/h

49.3% solution in

Dilute in 50 mL DS

5 mL = 10 mmol

Infuse: 2 min (VT) to

= 2.47 g

20 min (pre-eclampsia)

Methyl

30 mg/kg over

5.4 mg/kg/h

4 g in 100 mL.

2 g in 50 mL.

40 mg/mL

5.4 mg/kg/h for 23 h

10 mL/h (70 kg)

prednisolone

30 min by IP

Reconstitute in

Reconstitute in

Spinal injury

water BP

water BP

Dilute in DS

Dilute in DS

Midazolam

0.05–0.1 mg/kg in

10–100 μg/kg/h

50 mg in

25 mg in

0.5 mg/mL

2.5–10 mg/h

5–20 mL/h

1–2.5 mg increments

100 mL DS

50 mL DS

Morphine

2.5–15 mg in

10–50 μg/kg/h

100 mg in

50 mg in

1 mg/mL

2–10 mg/h

2–10 mL/h

2.5 mg increments

100 mL DS

50 mL DS

Naloxone

0.4–2.0 mg

10 μg/kg/h

4 mg in

2 mg in

40 μg/mL

0.5–1.0 mg/h

12.5–25 mL/h

(max. 10 mg)

100 mL DS

50 mL DS

Nimodipine

—

6–30 μg/kg/h

10 mg in

10 mg in

0.2 mg/mL

0.4–2.0 mg/h.

Start 2 mL/h

50 mL

50 mL

Titrate to maintain

Increase 2 mL/h

dispensed

dispensed

MAP

every hour to

max.

of 10 mL/h

Noradrenaline

—

0.05–1.0 μg/kg/min

6 mg in

3 mg in

60 μg/mL

2–20 μg/min

2–20 mL/h

(norepinephrine)

100 mL DS

50 mL DS

a, b See key, page 40. Abbreviations see key, page 40.