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ACLS drugs
Drug | Stable pt dose | cardiac arrest dose | notes |
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Atropine ET | 0.5 mg IV | 1 mg IV/IO | Repeat Q 3-5 min; max 3mg (0.04mg/kg) |
Lidocaine ET | 0.5-0.75mg/kg q 5-10 | 1.5 mg/kg IV x 2 | max 3mg/kg; drip 1-4mg/min |
Amiodarone | 150 mg /10min, 360mg/6 hrs (1mg/min); 540mg/18hrs (0.5mg/min) | 300 mg IV push (20ml d5w) | Max 2.2g/24 hrs, 40 day half life |
Vasopressin | N/A | 40 U IV/IO | One time, VF/VT, PEA, Asystole |
Mag Sulfate | 1g IV over 5-60min, 1g/hr maint for torsades w/ pulse | 1g over 1-2 min | Caution RF, may ↓ BP |
Procainamide | load 20-30mg/min until max dose then 1-4mg/min drip | Recurrent VF* | max loading dose 17mg/kg |
Epi | Anaphylaxis 0.3mg IM q 10min; Shock/Brady 2-10mcg/min | 1mg (10mls of 1:10000) IV Q 3-5 min | (blank) |
Adenosine | 6mg IV fast push>20ml NaCl; 12mg; 12mg | N/A | dont give in Af/AF or on Persantine/Dipyridamole |