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Pediatric Drip Doses

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Drug
Standard Concentration
Mac Concentration (C-line)
Max Concentration (PIV)
Usual Dosage Range
Usual Starting Dose
Usual Titration Increments
Dobutamine
2.4 mg/ml
6mg/ml
Not recommended
5-20 mcg/kg/min
5-10 mcg/kg/min
5 mcg/kg/min
Epinephrine
0.12 mg/ml
1mg/ml
Not recommended
0.01-2 mcg/kg/min
0.1mcg/kg/min
0.1 mcg/kg/min
Esmolol
20 mg/ml
20 mg/ml
20 mg/ml
50-500 mcg/kg/min
50 mcg/kg/min
50 mcg/kg/min
Fentanyl
50 mcg/ml
50 mcg/ml
50 mcg/ml
1-10 mcg/kg/hr
1-2 mcg/kg/hr
1 mcg/kg/hr
Furosemide
1 mg/ml
5 mg/ml
5 mg/ml
0.1-0.4 mg/kg/hr
0.1 mg/kg/hr
0.1 mg/kg/hr
Heparin
100 units/ml
100 units/ml
100 units/ml
See Guideline
See Guideline
See Guideline
Hydromorphone
1 mg/ml
2 mg/ml
2 mg/ml
0.02-0.2 mg/kg/hr
0.02 mg/kg/hr
0.01-0.02 mg/kg/hr
Insulin
1 unit/ml
1 unit/ml
1 unit/ml
Depends on indication
Depends on indication
Depends on indication
Ketamine
5 mg/ml
10 mg/ml
5 mg/ml
1-8 mg/kg/hr
1-2 mg/kg/hr
1 mg/kg/hr
Magnesium sulfate
50 mg/ml
50 mg/ml
50 mg/ml
10-20 mg/kg/hr
10 mg/kg/hr (Max 1,000 mg/hr)
2.5-5 mg/kg/hr
Midazolam
1 mg/ml
5 mg/ml
5 mg/ml
0.05-1 mg/kg/hr
0.1 mg/kg/hr
0.1 mg/kg/hr
Morphine
1 mg/ml
5 mg/ml
5 mg/ml
0.1-1 mg/kg/hr
0.1 mg/kg/hr
0.1 mg/kg/hr
Naloxone
4 mcg/ml
4 mcg/ml
4 mcg/ml
Determined by prior dosing
Determined by prior dosing
Determined by prior dosing
Nicardipine
0.1 mg/ml
1 mg/ml
0.1 mg/ml
0.5-4 mcg/kg/min
0.5-1 mcg/kg/min
0.5-1 mcg/kg/min
Nitroglycerin
0.24 mg/ml
0.4 mg/ml
0.24 mg/ml
0.25-5 mcg/kg/min
0.25 mcg/kg/min
0.25 mcg/kg/min
Nitroprusside
0.24 mg/ml
1mg/ml
0.24 mg/ml
0.5-5 mcg/kg/min
0.5-1 mcg/kg/min
0.5-1 mcg/kg/min
Norepinephrine
0.12 mg/ml
0.12 mg/ml
Not recommended
0.1-1 mcg/kg/min
0.1 mcg/kg/min
0.1 mcg/kg/min
Propofol
10 mg/ml
10 mg/ml
10 mg/ml
25-200 mcg/kg/min
25-50 mcg/kg/min
25-50 mcg/kg/min
Vecuronium
1 mg/ml
1 mg/ml
1 mg/ml
0.1-0.3 mg/kg/hr
0.1 mg/kg/hr
0.05 mg/kg/hr

 

About Rob Beatty, MD FACEP

Dr. Beatty received his Bachelor’s of Science in Biological Sciences from Clemson University and earned his Doctorate in Medicine from the University of South Carolina School of Medicine. He completed his residency training in Emergency Medicine at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Beatty has extensive experience as a clinician, medical leader, department chairman, medical director, regional medical director, and Chief Medical Officer. In addition to his clinical and administrative roles, Dr. Beatty has spoken at several national conferences and is an active expert medical witness. He is an avid teacher, and regularly supervises Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, and fellow physicians. He has served as a physician mentor to his medical staff, and as a member of hospital credentialing, medical executive and peer review committees. Having extensively recruited, interviewed, hired, and reviewed countless numbers of healthcare providers, his expertise in team building, recruitment, and the hiring process helps to deliver the message of our programs in a way that other courses can’t match. In addition, having established an Advanced Practice Provider residency program in multiple hospitals, Dr. Beatty understands the key concepts needed to prepare Nurse Practitioners and Physicians Assistants for their transition to independent clinical practice.

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