Question | Answer |
Epinephrine
Adrenergics | Adrenalin Chloride
topical 1;100 local anesthesia 1:500,000 to 1:50,000 most commonly 1:100,000 and 1:200,000 |
fentanyl citrate
Analgesics (Narcotic) | Sublimaze
0.5-1mcg/kg IV over several minutes |
meperidine hydrochloride
Analgesics (narcotic) | Demerol
repeated slow IV injection of 10mg/mL or 1mg/mL IV infusions titrated to patients needs |
Morphine Sulfate
Analgesics (narcotic) | Morphine
2.5-15 mg IV every 4 hours as needed; inthracecal injection of 0.2-1mg for 24 hour pain relief |
Tromethamine
Analgesic-antipyretic-NSAID | Toradol
60mg IM or 30mg IV |
Midazolam HCl
Antianxiety-sedative/tranquilizer | Versed
0.07-0.08 mg/kg; 0.5mg IV over a 2 min period |
Diazepam
Antianxiety-sedative/tranquilizer | Valium
up to 10 mg IM or IV |
Lorazepam
Antianxiety-sedative/tranquilizer | Ativan
1-2mg PO preoperative |
lidocaine HCl
Anti-arrhythmics | Xylocaine, Lignocaine
1-1.5 mg/kg IV bolus, not to exceed 300 mg in a 1 hour period |
gentamycin sulfate
Aminogylcosides | Garamycin
3mg/kg/day divided into four doses |
neomycin sulfate
Aminoglycosides | Neosulf
50mg/kg/day divided into four doses |
Penicillin G | 1.2-24million units/day IM or IV in divided doses |
Cefazolin sodium, chephalexin, monohydrate
(Cephalosporins) | Ancef, Kefzol, Keflex
250mg to 1.5g IM or IV every 6-8 hours |
Cefuroxime sodium,
(cephalosporins) | Ceftin, Zinacef
750mg-1.5g IM or IV every 8 hours |
cefoxitin
(cephalosporins) | Mefoxin
1-2g IV or IM every 8 hrs |
cefotetan
(cephalosporins) | Cefotan
1-2g IV or IM every 12 hours |
Cefamandole
(cephalosporins) | Mandol
0.5-1g IM or IV every 12 hrs |
ceftriaxone
(cephalosporins) | Rocephin. 3rd generation
1-2g once per day |
ceftazidime | Claforan. 3rd generation
1-2g IV or IM every 8-12 hrs |
cefoperazone | Cefobid 3rd generation
1-2g IM or IV every 12 hrs |
cefepime HCl | Maxipime 4th generation
1-2g IM or IV every 12 hours |
Bactracin
(miscellaneous antibiotics) | Bacitracin
50,000 units per 1000 mL irrigation fluid |
neomycin, polymixin, bactracin
(misc. antibiotics) | Neosporin
as directed |
Vancomycin
(misc. Antibiotics) | Vancocin
1-1.5 g IV every 12 hours |
Ciproflaxin
(fluoroquinolones) | Cipro
400 mg every 12 hrs |
Silver Sulfadiazine
(Sulfomanides) | Silvadene
1/16 inch thickness to clean, dibrided burns once or twice per day |
Heparin sodium
(anticoagulants) | Heparin
150-300 units/kg IV, 10-100 units IV for filling vascular access devicse |
Protamine sulfate
(anticoagulant antagonist) | Protamine Sulfate. Heparin reversal
1 mg for each 90-115 units of heparin given; not to exceed 50mg |
Droperidol
(antiemetics) | Inapsine. PONV management
0.22-0.275 mg/kg IV |
ondansetron
(antiemetics) | Zofran
4 mg IV over 2-5 mins |
diphenhydramine
(antihistamine) | Benadryl
25-50 mg IM |
Diatrizoate meglumine, diatrizoate sodium, hypaque meglumine
(contrast media) | Cystografin, Hypaque, Renografin
full strength or diluted |
Nitroglycerine
(coronary artery dilator) | 5-20mcg/minute every 3-5 minutes |
Furosemide
(diuretics) | Lasix
40mg IV |
Mannitol
(diuretics) | Osmitrol
1.5-2g/kg IV over 30-60 minutes |
cimetidine
(histamine 2 blockers) | Tagamet 300mg IV |
ranitidine
(H2 blockers) | Zantac 50 mg IV every 6-8 hrs |
famotidine
(H2 blockers) | Pepcid 20 mg IV every 12 hrs |
sodium citrate
(H2 blockers) | Bi-Citra 15-30mL PO |
Dantrolene | Dantrium. MH antagonist. 2.5mg/kg initial dose max dose 10-30mg/kg |
naloxone hydrochloride | Narcan 0.4-2mg IV every 2-3 minutes |
Oxytocin | Pitocin 10-40 units IV in 500mL solution at 20-40 milliunits per minutes |
Dexamethasone | Decadron 40 mg IV every 2-6 hours |
betamethasone | Celestone. administered topically or IM only. 0.5-mg IM |
Vasopressin | Pitressin. 20 units in 30mL saline for injection. |
papverine HCl | Papaverine 30-120mg in irrigation solution |
Sodium bicarbonate | 1mEq/kg IV of 7.5 or 8.4% solution followed by 0.5m Eq/kg IV every 10 minutes |
Sterile distilled water for irrigation | 1000mL and 3000mL containers or bags; not for injection |
Normal saline (0.9%) for irrigation | 500-mL, 1000mL, 3000mL containers; not for injection |
Dextrose 5% in water | 500mL and 1000mL bags |
Lactated Ringer's solution | 500-mL and 1000 mL bags |
Normal saline .9% for inection | 250mL, 500mL, 1000mL bags; 10mL and 30mL vials for mixing powdered medications |
Sterile water for injection | 30mL vials for mixing powdered medications |