Ventricular
Name the medication to treat stable VT, wide complex tachycardia, and/or significant ectopy?
Lidocaine
What is the IV push dose for Amiodarone?
300 mg
(repeat 150 mg over 2-5 minutes, if necessary)
How much of Procainamide is given in urgent situations?
Up to 50 mg/min may be administered to a total dose of 17 mg/kg
What is the dose of Esmolol?
0.5 mg/kg over 1 minute, followed by a continuous infusion at 0.05 mg/kg/min (maximum: 0.3 mg/kg)
What is the IV dose of Diltiazem?
15-20 mg IV over 2 minutes (may repeat in 15 minutes at 20-25 mg over 2 minutes)
What is the IV push dose for Lidocaine?
1-1.5 mg/kg
150 mg in 50 mL over 10 minutes; repeat every 10 minutes as needed.
Name the medication to treat cardiac arrest (hypomagnesemia or torsade de pointes)
Magnesium Sulfate
What is the initial IV dose of Atenolol?
5 mg slow IV over 5 minutes
Wait 10 minutes before giving a second dose
In another 10 minutes and if tolerated well, may start 50 mg orally 2x/day
What is the IV bolus dose of Verapamil?
2.5-5 mg over 2 minutes
(a second dose of 5 mg bolus every 15 minutes to a total of 30 mg)
How much Lidocaine is given when a repeat dose is needed?
0.5-0.75 mg/kg every 5-10 minutes; the maximum dose is 3 mg/kg
What are the slow infusion dose and the maintenance infusion dose of Amiodarone?
Slow: 360 mg IV over 6 hours (1 mg/min)
Maintenance: 540 mg IV over 18 hours (0.5 mg/min)
What is the dose for an IV push of magnesium sulfate?
1-2 g diluted in 10 mL of D5W
What is the initial IV dose for Metoprolol?
5 mg slow IV, repeat in 5-minute intervals to a total of 15 minutes
Oral regimen to follow IV dose: 50 mg BID (twice per day) for 24 hours, then increase to 100 mg BID
What is the maintenance infusion dose for Lidocaine?
1-4 mg/min (or 30 µg/kg/min)
Name the medication to treat recurrent VF/VT
Procainamide
Name the medication to treat prolonged cardiac arrest
Sodium Bicarbonate
What is the total dose for Propranolol?
0.1 mg/kg by slow IV push, divided by 3 equal doses at 2-3 minute intervals
Name the medication to treat VF
Amiodarone
What is the IV infusion dose of Procainamide?
20 mg/min (maximum total dose: 17 mg/kg)
How much IV bolus of sodium bicarbonate is given?
1 mEq/kg IV bolus (Repeat half this dose every 10 minutes thereafter)
Name the medication that treats severe hypertension, and what is the IV push dose?
Labetalol
10 mg over 1-2 minutes (may repeat or double the dose every 10 minutes to a max of 150 mg)