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Infusions
Dilution & Administration of Drugs in Adult Critical Care
| Adrenaline | single strength |
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| dose | 5 mg |
| dilution fluids | Make up to 50 ml with 5% Dextrose or 0.9% sodium chloride |
| final concentration | 100 microgram/ml |
| rate | 0-20 ml/hr |
| route | Central |
| Adrenaline | double strength |
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| dose | 10 mg |
| dilution fluids | Make up to 50 ml with 5% Dextrose or 0.9% sodium chloride |
| final concentration | 200 microgram/ml |
| rate | 0-20 ml/hr |
| route | Central |
| Aminophylline | Loading dose (patients not on maintenance therapy) |
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| dose | 250 mg |
| dilution fluids | Make up to 100 ml 0.9% Saline |
| final concentration | 2.5 mg/ml |
| rate | 5 ml/minute |
| route | Central or Peripheral |
| Aminophylline | Maintenance dose: 0.5mg/kg/hour - use IBW |
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| dose | 500 mg |
| dilution fluids | Make up to 500 ml 0.9% Saline |
| final concentration | 1 mg/ml |
| rate | Weight Based: Levels 6 hours after starting continuous infusion and every 24 hours thereafter. Suggested starting rate 0.5 ml/kg/hr |
| route | Central or Peripheral |
| Aminophylline | Fluid-restricted patient maintenance dose: 0.5mg/kg/hour - use IBW |
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| dose | 500 mg |
| dilution fluids | Make up to 50 ml 0.9% Saline |
| final concentration | 10 mg/ml |
| rate | Weight Based: Levels 6 hours after starting continuous infusion and every 24 hours thereafter. Suggested starting rate 0.05 ml/kg/hr |
| route | Central |
| Amiodarone | 300mg first loading dose |
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| dose | 300mg |
| dilution fluids | Make up to 50ml with 5% dextrose |
| final concentration | 6 mg/ml |
| rate | 30 minutes |
| route | Central |
| Amiodarone | 900mg second loading dose |
|---|
| dose | 900mg |
| dilution fluids | Make up to 50ml with 5% dextrose |
| final concentration | 18 mg/ml |
| rate | 2.1 ml/hr |
| route | Central |
| Amiodarone | 600mg maintenance dose |
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| dose | 600mg |
| dilution fluids | Make up to 50ml with 5% dextrose |
| final concentration | 12 mg/ml |
| rate | 2.1 ml/hr |
| route | Central |
| Amiodarone | 300mg maintenance dose |
|---|
| dose | 300mg |
| dilution fluids | Make up to 50ml with 5% dextrose |
| final concentration | 6 mg/ml |
| rate | 2.1 ml/hr |
| route | Central |
| Atracurium | |
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| dose | 500mg |
| dilution fluids | Neat |
| final concentration | 10 mg/ml |
| rate | 0-10 ml/hr |
| route | Central or Peripheral |
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