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	<title>CCU drugs and concentrations - Revision history</title>
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;{|&lt;br /&gt;
! Drug&lt;br /&gt;
! Standard Dilution&lt;br /&gt;
! Concentrated Dilution&lt;br /&gt;
! Usual Dose &amp;amp;amp; Comments&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Abciximab&lt;br /&gt;
| LD: 2 mg/mL, undiluted&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;MD: 9 mg/250 mL&lt;br /&gt;
| LD: 2 mg/mL, undiluted&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;MD: 9 mg/250 mL&lt;br /&gt;
| LD: 0.25 mg/kg&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;MD: 0.125 mcg/kg/min&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Amiodarone (LD)&lt;br /&gt;
| 150 mg/100 mL (P/C)&lt;br /&gt;
| 300 mg/100 mL (C)&lt;br /&gt;
| 150-300 mg over 10-30 min&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Amiodarone (MD)&lt;br /&gt;
| 450 mg/250 mL D5W only (P/C)&lt;br /&gt;
| 900 mg/250 mL D5W only (C)&lt;br /&gt;
| 900-1600 mg over 24h&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Argatroban&lt;br /&gt;
| 100 mg/100 mL (P)&lt;br /&gt;
| 100 mg/100 mL (P)&lt;br /&gt;
| MD: 0.5-2 mcg/kg/min&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Stable for 24h room temp or 96h fridge&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Calcium gluconate&lt;br /&gt;
| 1 g/100-1000 mL&lt;br /&gt;
| Undiluted as 10% solution&lt;br /&gt;
| Usual 1-2 g prn over 30-60min&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Usual max rate: 1g over 10min&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;ACLS: 1g over 3min&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Cisatracurium&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;(Nimbex)&lt;br /&gt;
| 100 mL/100 mL (P/C)&lt;br /&gt;
| Undiluted in a Viaflex bag (P/C)&lt;br /&gt;
| LD: 0.15-0.2 mg/kg over 30-60s&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;MD: 1-3 mcg/kg/min&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Dexmedetomidine&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;(Precedex)&lt;br /&gt;
| 200 mcg/50 mL NS only (P/C)&lt;br /&gt;
| 200 mcg/50 mL NS only (P/C)&lt;br /&gt;
| MD: 0.2-1.5 mcg/kg/h&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Diltiazem&lt;br /&gt;
| 100 mg/100 mL (P/C)&lt;br /&gt;
| 100 mg/100 mL (P/C)&lt;br /&gt;
| LD: 0.15-0.25 mg/kg over 2 min&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;MD: 5-15 mg/h&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Dobutamine&lt;br /&gt;
| 250 mg/250 mL (P/C)&lt;br /&gt;
| 500 mg/125 mL (C) or&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;500 mg/250 mL (P/C)&lt;br /&gt;
| Infusion 1-20mcg/kg/min&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Dopamine&lt;br /&gt;
| 400 mg/250 mL (P)&lt;br /&gt;
| 800 mg/250 mL (C)&lt;br /&gt;
| Infusion 1-20 mcg/kg/min&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Enalaprilat&lt;br /&gt;
| 0.625-1.25 mg/25-50 mL (P/C)&lt;br /&gt;
| Undiluted (P/C)&lt;br /&gt;
| Bolus: 0.625-1.25 mg over 5-10 min q6h&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Epinephrine (1:1000)&lt;br /&gt;
| 2 or 4 mg/250 mL (C)&lt;br /&gt;
| 8 or 16 mg/250 mL (C)&lt;br /&gt;
| Infusion: 0.02-0.35 mcg/kg/min&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Eptifibatide&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;(Integrellin)&lt;br /&gt;
| LD: 2 mg/mL vial (P)&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;MD: 0.75 mg/mL vial (P)&lt;br /&gt;
| LD: 2 mg/mL vial (P)&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;MD: 0.75 mg/mL vial (P)&lt;br /&gt;
| LD: 180 mcg/kg over 1-2 min&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Esmolol&lt;br /&gt;
| 2500 mg/250 mL (P/C)&lt;br /&gt;
| 2500 mg/250 mL (P/C)&lt;br /&gt;
| LD: 0.25-0.5 mg/kg over 1 min&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;MD: 0.05-0.3 mg/kg/min&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Fentanyl&lt;br /&gt;
| 2000 mcg/100 mL (P/C)&lt;br /&gt;
| Undiluted as 50 mcg/mL (P/C)&lt;br /&gt;
| Bolus: 25-100 mcg&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;MD: 25-200 mcg/h&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Furosemide&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;(Lasix)&lt;br /&gt;
| 100 mg/100 mL (P/C)&lt;br /&gt;
| 200 mg/100mL (P/C)&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;undiluted (P/C)&lt;br /&gt;
| Bolus: 20-320 mg (max rate 4 mg/min)&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;Infusion 1-30 mg/h&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
| Protect in brown paper bag&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Haloperidol&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;(Haldol)&lt;br /&gt;
| 100-250 mg/250 mL D5W only (P/C)&lt;br /&gt;
| 100-250 mg/250 mL D5W only (P/C)&lt;br /&gt;
| Bolus 2-10 mg&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;MD: 0.04-0.15 mg/kg/h or 10-40 mg/h&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Isoproterenol&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;(Isuprel)&lt;br /&gt;
| 2 mg/250 mL (P/C)&lt;br /&gt;
| 4 mg/250 mL (P/C)&lt;br /&gt;
| MD: 1-20 mcg/min&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Insulin Regular&lt;br /&gt;
| 50 u/250 mL (P/C)&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;25 u/250 mL (P/C)&lt;br /&gt;
| 100 u/100 mL (P/C)&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;50 u/50 mL (P/C)&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Labetalol&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;(Trandate)&lt;br /&gt;
| 200 mg/160 mL (P/C)&lt;br /&gt;
| undiluted 5 mg/mL (P/C)&lt;br /&gt;
| Bolus: 10-80 mg q10min&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;MD: 0.125-2 mg/min&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Lepirudin&lt;br /&gt;
| Reconstitute 50 mg vial 1 mL SWFI or NS&lt;br /&gt;
| Reconstitute 50 mg vial 1 mL SWFI or NS&lt;br /&gt;
| LD: 0.07 mg/kg&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
| LD: dilute vial into 10 mL syringe&lt;br /&gt;
| LD: dilute vial into 10 mL syringe&lt;br /&gt;
| MD: 0.05-0.15 mg/kg/h&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
| MD: two vials to either 250 mL or 500 mL bag&lt;br /&gt;
| MD: two vials to either 250 mL or 500 mL bag&lt;br /&gt;
| LD and MD based on CrCl&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Lidocaine&lt;br /&gt;
| Bolus: 20 mg/mL undiluted&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;Infusion: 250-500 mg/250 mL&lt;br /&gt;
| Infusion 1000 mg/250 mL&lt;br /&gt;
| Bolus 1-1.5 mg/kg&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;Infusion 1-4 mg/min&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Lorazepam&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;(Ativan)&lt;br /&gt;
| Intermittent: 4 mg/20-50 mL (D5W only)&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;Continuous: 25 mg/250 mL (D5W only)&lt;br /&gt;
| Intermittent: 4 mg/20-50 mL (D5W only)&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;Continuous: 25 mg/250 mL (D5W only)&lt;br /&gt;
| LD: 0.5-10 mg over 1-2 min&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;MD: 0.5-20 mg/h&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Magnesium sulfate&lt;br /&gt;
| 2 g/50-100 mL&lt;br /&gt;
| Maximum 200 mg/mL (i.e. 2 g/10 mL)&lt;br /&gt;
| Bolus 1-6 g prn&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;Max rate 150 mg/min (1g over 6 min)&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;ACLS: higher rates&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Metoprolol&lt;br /&gt;
| Push: 2.5-5 mg over 1-2 min&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;Intermittent: 2.5-15 mg/50 mL over 15 min&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;Continuous: 30 mg/100 mL (P/C)&lt;br /&gt;
| Push: 2.5-5 mg over 1-2 min&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;Intermittent: 2.5-15 mg/50 mL over 15 min&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;Continuous: 30 mg/100 mL (P/C)&lt;br /&gt;
| Bolus 2.5-5 mg q4-6h&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;Infusion 1-5 mg/h&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Midazolam&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;(Versed)&lt;br /&gt;
| 50-100 mg/50-100 mL (P/C)&lt;br /&gt;
| Undiluted 5 mg/mL in Viaflex bag&lt;br /&gt;
| LD: 0.5-10 mg over 1-2 min&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;MD: 1-10 mg/h&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Milrinone&lt;br /&gt;
| 20 mg/100 mL (P/C)&lt;br /&gt;
| 40 mg/100 mL (P/C)&lt;br /&gt;
| LD: 50 mcg/kg over 10 min&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;MD: 0.125-0.75 mcg/kg/min&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Dose adjusted for renal dysfunction&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Morphine&lt;br /&gt;
| 100 mg/100 mL (P/C)&lt;br /&gt;
| 5-10 mg/mL (P/C)&lt;br /&gt;
| LD: 0.5-10 mg over 1-2 min&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;MD: 0.5-20 mg/h&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Nitroglycerin&lt;br /&gt;
| 50 mg/250 mL in D5W (P/C)&lt;br /&gt;
| 100 mg/250 mL in D5W (P/C)&lt;br /&gt;
| 13-400 mcg/min&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;Use glass bottle &amp;amp;amp; non-PVC or low-sorb tubing&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Nitroprusside&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;(Nipride)&lt;br /&gt;
| 50 mg/250 mL in D5W (P/C)&lt;br /&gt;
| 100 mg/250 mL in D5W (P/C)&lt;br /&gt;
| 0.25-10 mcg/kg/min&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;CHF range: 0.25-3 mcg/kg/min&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;Protect from light in paper bag&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Norepinephrine&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;(Levophed)&lt;br /&gt;
| 4 mg/250 mL (C)&lt;br /&gt;
| 8-16 mg/250 mL (C)&lt;br /&gt;
| 0.02-0.35 mcg/kg/min&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Pancuronium&lt;br /&gt;
| 50 mg/50 mL (P/C)&lt;br /&gt;
| Undiluted as 2 mg/mL (P/C)&lt;br /&gt;
| LD: 0.04-0.1 mg/kg&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;MD: 0.02-0.04 mg/kg q1-4h&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Phenylephrine&lt;br /&gt;
| 50 mg/250 mL (C)&lt;br /&gt;
| 200 mg/250 mL (C)&lt;br /&gt;
| LD: 0.1-0.2 mg over 2 min&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;MD: 0.3-3 mcg/kg/min&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Propofol&lt;br /&gt;
| 10 mg/mL premixed bottle (P/C)&lt;br /&gt;
| 10 mg/mL premixed bottle (P/C)&lt;br /&gt;
| MD: 20-200 mg/h&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Potassium chloride&lt;br /&gt;
| 20-40 mmol/L (P)&lt;br /&gt;
| 40 mmol/100 mL over 90 min (C)&lt;br /&gt;
| Routine: 10 mmol/h&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;Severe hypoK: 20 mmol/h&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;Emergency: 40 mmol/h&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Potassium phosphate&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;(3 mmol PO&amp;lt;s&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/s&amp;gt;/mL)&lt;br /&gt;
| 3-15 mmol PO&amp;lt;s&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/s&amp;gt; / 250-500 mL over 5h (P), or over 2-3 h (C)&lt;br /&gt;
| 15-30 mmol PO&amp;lt;s&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/s&amp;gt; / 100-250 mL (C) over 2 h if &amp;amp;lt;15 mmol, or over 4-5 h if &amp;amp;gt; 15 mmol&lt;br /&gt;
| 3-15 mmol PO&amp;lt;s&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/s&amp;gt; prn&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Procainamide&lt;br /&gt;
| 1000 mg/250 mL (P/C)&lt;br /&gt;
| 2000 mg/250 mL (P/C)&lt;br /&gt;
| LD: 500-1000 mg (max 25 mg/min)&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;MD: 1-6 mg/min&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Sodium phosphate&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;(3 mmol PO&amp;lt;s&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/s&amp;gt;/mL)&lt;br /&gt;
| 3-15 mmol PO&amp;lt;s&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/s&amp;gt;/250-500 mL over 5 h (P), or over 2-3 h (C)&lt;br /&gt;
| 15-30 mmol PO&amp;lt;s&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/s&amp;gt;/100-250 mL (C) over 2 h if &amp;amp;lt;15 mmol, or over 4-5 h if &amp;amp;gt;15 mmol&lt;br /&gt;
| 3-15 mmol PO&amp;lt;s&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/s&amp;gt; prn&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Tirofiban&lt;br /&gt;
| 12.5 mg/250 mL premixed bag (P)&lt;br /&gt;
| 12.5 mg/250 mL premixed bag (P)&lt;br /&gt;
| LD: 0.4 mcg/kg/min (for 30 min)&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;MD: 0.1 mcg/kg/min&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Vasopressin&lt;br /&gt;
| 40 u/100 mL (C)&lt;br /&gt;
| 100 u/100 mL (C)&lt;br /&gt;
| 0.4-6 u/h&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;ACLS: 40 u IV push&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| Vecuronium&lt;br /&gt;
| 20 mg/100 mL (P/C)&lt;br /&gt;
| 100 mg/100 mL (P/C)&lt;br /&gt;
| LD: 0.08-0.1 mg/kg&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;MD: 0.6-1.8 mcg/kg/min&lt;br /&gt;
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| LD: loading dose&lt;br /&gt;
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P/C: peripheral/central&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Cardiology]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Critical care]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Medications]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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