Cardiac Drug Protocols

Dosage

100

10-40 mcg/min

Norepinephrine

200

0.4 mg

Nitroglycerin (SL)

300

5 mg over 1-2 min

Metoprolol

400

0.5 mg/kg

Esmolol

500

2 g

Magnesium Sulfate

Indications

100

Epinephrine

Cardiac Arrest

200

Nitroglycerine, Aspirin, Fentanyl

ACS

300

Atropine, Calcium Chloride

Bradycardia

400

Adenosine, Metoprolol, Etomidate

Narrow Tachs

500

Amiodarone, Esmolol, Magnesium Sulfate, Calcium Chloride, Sodium Bicarbonate, Norepinephrine

V-Tach

Edison or Medicine

100

BP 70/40, HR 212

Edison

200

BP 130/98, HR 40

Medicine

300

Unstable Bradycardia

Edison

400

Stable Atrial Tachycardia

Medicine

500

BP 92/58, HR 130

Argument can be made for both.