Passport V Operating Instructions
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Drug Calculations
Description
The following table details adult medication choices:
Adult Medication Choices
GENERIC
NAME
BRAND NAME
IS THE PATIENT’S
WEIGHT USED IN
THE
CALCULATION?
DEFAULT
UNITS
DEFAULT
SOLUTION
VOLUME
DEFAULT
DRUG
AMOUNT
Aminophylline
1
Theophylline
Y
mg
500 ml
500 mg
Diltiazem
1
Cardizem
N
mg
125 ml
125 mg
Dobutamine
1
Dobutrex
Y
mcg
250 ml
500 mg
Dopamine
1
Inotropin
Y
mcg
250 ml
400 mg
Epinephrine
HCL
1
Adrenalin
N
mcg
250 ml
1mg
Esmolol HCL
1,2
Brevibloc
Y
mcg
500 ml
5000 mg
Fentanyl Citrate
1
Sublimaze
Y
mcg
100 ml
5 mg
Heparin Sodium
1
Heparin
N
units
250 ml
12,500 units
Inamrinone
Lactate
1
Inocor
Y
mcg
250 ml
500 mg
Insulin, Regular
1
Humulin
N
units
100 ml
100 units
Isoproterenol
HCL
1
Isuprel HCL
N
mcg
500 ml
2 mg
Labetalol HCL
1,2
Normodyne
N
mg
200 ml
200 mg
Lidocaine HCL
1,2
Xylocaine HCL
N
mg
500 ml
2000 mg
Lorazepam
Ativan
N
mg
500 ml
40 mg
Midazolam
HCL
1,2
Versed
Y
mg
125 ml
125 mg
Milrinone
Lactate
1,2
Primacor
Y
mcg
200 ml
20 mg
Nicardipine
HCL
1
Cardene
N
mg
250 ml
25 mg
Nitroglycerin
1
Tridil
N
mcg
250 ml
50 mg
Nitroprusside
Sodium
1
Nipride
Y
mcg
250 ml
50 mg
Norepinephrine
1
Levophed
N
mcg
250 ml
4 mg
Phenylephrine
1
Neosynephrine
N
mcg
250 ml
10 mg
Procainamide
HCL
1
Pronestyl
N
mg
500 ml
2000 mg
Propofol
1
Diprivan
Y
mcg
50 ml
500 mg
Vasopressin
2
Pitressin
N
units
250 ml
250 units
1
Gahart B and Nazareno A. 2002 Intravenous Medications. St. Louis: Mosby, 2001.
2
Algozzine G, Algozzine R, and Lilly D. Critical Care Intravenous Infusion Drug Handbook.
St. Louis: Mosby, 2002.
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