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Drug Dosages

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Vasopressin   show
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show Dosage are IV/IO or infusion VF/Pulseless VT - 300mg IV push 30-60 seconds, may repeat in 3-5 minutes with 150mg. Wide Complex Tachycardia, AFib/Aflutter - 150mg IV over 10 minutes (mix in 50cc bag)  
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show All dosages via slow IV push 125mg slow IV push  
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Atrovent   show
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Lasix   show
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show All dosages via oxygen powered small volume nebulizer (SVN) with mouth piece, facemask or in-line BVM. 2.5 mg premixed solution via SVN repeated per agency protocol  
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Glucagon   show
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Pitocin   show
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Calcium   show
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Magnesium 1   show
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show Cardiac Arrest: VFib/Pulseless VTach/Torsade de Points - 2 grams diluted in 10 cc NS IV over 1 minutes Torsade de Points with pulse - 2 grams in 50 or 100 cc NS bag infusion over 5 minutes  
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Magnesium 3   show
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Magnesium 4   show
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show Pre-eclampsia and/or eclampsia = 4-6 grams in 50 or 100 cc NS bag infusion over 20 minutes Why? Antagonizes calcium and blocks calcium channels causing CNS depression. Reduces acetylcholine release from neurons causing CNS depression.  
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show Dosage via IV/IO, IM, Sub-Q, SVN or ETT  
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show Cardiac arrest, all rhythms (1st drug for dead people) 1mg of 1:10,000 IV push with 20 cc NS flush q 3-5 minutes, no limit ETT route: 2 mg of 1:1,000 diluted in syringe with 8cc  
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Epinephrine 3   show
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Epinephrine 4   show
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Verapamil   show
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show All dosages via IV infusion Drug Prep: Add 400 mg to 250 cc NS bag giving 1600 mcg/cc Symptomatic bradycardia with hyotension & or Non-hypovolemic shock 5 mcg/kg/min initial infusion, increase if no response  
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Atropine 1   show
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show Acetylcholinesterase inhibitor poisioning/Cholinergic poisoning - 2.0 - 5.0mg IV push q 5 minutes until symptoms resolved  
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show All dosages are VERY rapid IV push over 1-3 seconds followed by 20cc NS flush with patient supine. IV should be 16 or 18 gauge in the AC Use injection port closest to hub. Have ECG printing during administration  
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show 6mg rapid IV push with 20cc NS flush. May repeat twice q 2 minutes with 12mg.  
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show Dosages are IV push, ETT or infusion 1.0-1.5 mg/kg IV push q 5-10 minutes at 1/2 original dose to 3.0 mg/kg max If successful infusion at 2-4 mg/min by adding 1 gram to 250cc NS  
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Lidocaine 2   show
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Morphine   show
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Nitroglycerin   show
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Aspirin   show
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show Nasal Cannula 1-6 LPM Simple face mask 8-10 LPM Non-Rebreather 10-15 LPM BVM 15 LPM  
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