Over the Counter Meds
Tylenol Dose
15 mg/kg
Otitis Media
Amoxicillin 50 mg/kg BID (Max dose 1000 mg/dose)
Prune Juice dose for a 2 month old
One to two ounces diluted (two to four ounces once older than 4 months).
Ativan for seizures
0.1 mg/kg/dose with max dose of 4mg
Common skin side effects related to Vancomycin
Red Man Syndrome
Ibuprofen Dose
10 mg/kg
Group A Strep Pharyngitis
25 mg/kg/dose BID (max dose 500 mg)
Miralax dose
0.8 g/kg/day with max dose of 17 g/day
Vancomycin dosing
15 mg/kg
Common GI complication related to being treated with Clindamycin.
C. Diff Colitis (in older kids!)
Minimum ages for Tylenol and Motrin
What is 6 months for Motrin and no age cut off for tylenol.
Antibiotic to select if you have AOM and bacterial conjunctivitis
Augmentin
Lactulose Dose
1.5 mL/kg/dose BID (max 60 mL/day)
Epi dose for Anaphylaxis
0.01 mg/kg/dose
Max 0.3 mg/dose - prepubertal child
Max 0.5 mg/dose - adolescent
Neonatal complication related to using Ceftriaxone.
Indirect Hyperbilirubinemia!
Benadryl
1.25 mg/kg/dose
Antibiotic and dose to choose if you have an AOM with recent treatment with Amoxicillin in the last 30 days.
Augmentin 45 mg/kg/dose
Famotidine Dose for 2 month old
0.5 mg/kg/dose daily (increase to 0.5 mg/kg/dose BID once older than 3 months).
Loading Keppra dose of ongoing seizure activity
60 mg/kg/dose with max dose 4500 mg/dose
Blackbox warning in Pediatrics when starting an SSRI.
Increased suicidal ideation.
Pepto-Bismol minimum age
12! You worry about Reye Syndrome.
Rhinosinusitis
Augmentin 22.5 mg/kg/dose BID
Omeprazole
1 mg/kg/day (ideally child is over 5 kg).
Reassess after 6 weeks!
Magnesium Sulfate
50 mg/kg/dose with a max dose of 2000 mg/dose
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