UHW PICU Drug calculator

Age (years) Fluid Bolus

10% dextrose bolus Intubation - induction and sedatives
Recommended dose

0 Weight(kg) max 50 kg
Est weight (kg) 100 mls 25 mls

ETT diameter (by wt) 3.5 ETT length oral cm (by age)12 0 ETT length nasal cm (by age) 15 DC shock

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Name Number

20 J

Morphine (10mg/ml) 0.1 mg/kg Fentanyl (100mcg/2ml) 5 mcg/kg Midazolam (10mg/2ml) 0.1 mg/kg Ketamine (200mg/2ml) 1 mg/kg Thiopentone (500mg/20ml) 4 - 8mg/kg Intubation - neuromuscular blockade
Dose range

Dose for this patient 0.5 mg 25 mcg 0.5 mg 5 mg 20 mg Dose for this patient 0.5 mg 0.5 mg 3 mg 10 mg 3 mg Dose for this patient 50 mcg 100 mcg 5 mmol 250 mcg 25 mg 5 mg Dose for this patient

Neat volume mls 0.05 ml 0.5 ml 0.1 ml 0.05 ml 0.8 ml (Lower dose) Neat volume mls 0.25 ml 0.25 ml 0.3 ml 0.2 ml 0.3 ml Neat volume mls 0.5 ml depends on formulation 5 ml 0.08 ml (Lower dose) ml 0.5 ml Neat volume mls 1 ml 2.5 ml 5 ml 5 ml 12.5 ml 0.125 ml 1 ml

Vecuoronium (10mg/5ml) 0.1 mg/kg Pancuronium (4mg/2ml) 0.1 mg/kg Atracurium (25mg/2.5ml) 0.6mg/kg Suxamethonium (100mg/2ml) 1 - 2mg/kg Rocuronium (50mg/5ml) 0.6mg/kg Cardiac arrest drugs
Dose range

Adrenaline 1 in 10 000 Atropine Sodium bicarbonate 8.4% Adenosine (3mg/ml) Amiodarone Lignocaine 1% Other emergency boluses Calcium chloride 10% Calcium gluconate 10% Sodium chloride 3% Magnesium sulphate 10% Mannitol 20% Lorazepam (4mg/ml) Paraldehyde

10mcg/kg 20mcg/kg 1ml/kg 50mcg/kg 5mg/kg 1mg/kg Dose range 0.2ml/kg 0.5ml/kg 1ml/kg 1ml/kg (100mg) 0.5g/kg 0.1mg/kg 0.2ml/kg

Half dose for asthma over 20 mins max 2g then infuse (see below); double dose 2ml/kg for PPHN and infuse 20-150mg/kg/hr

2.5 g 0.5 mg

Phenytoin (250mg/5ml)

17mg/kg

85 mg

1.7 ml

Infusions - sedation and analgesia

Dilution Calculated Dose Dose range Administration rate Morphine 1mg/kg in 50mls 5% dextrose 5 mg 10 - 60mcg/kg/hr 0.5 to Fentanyl (mcg) 100mcg/kg in 50mls 5% dextrose 500 mcg 2 - 8mcg/kg/hr 1 to Fentanyl/ Vecuronium 40mg vecuromium powder in 20mls neat fentanyl (1000mcg) 5 - 10mcg/kg/hr fentanyl 0.5 to Midazolam 3mg/kg in 50 mls 5% dextrose 15 mg 1 - 6mcg/kg/min 1 to Midazolam 50mg/50mls neat 50 - 200mcg/kg/hr 0.25 to Thiopentone 500mg in 20 mls 1 - 5mg/kg/hr 0.2 to Vecuronium 3mg/kg in 50 mls 5% dextrose 15 mg 1 - 4mcg/kg/min 1 to Atracurium 15mg/kg in 50 mls 5% dextrose 75 mg 5 -10 mcg/kg/min 1 to Infusions - inotropes and pressors Dilution Calculated Dose Dose range Administration rate Dopamine 30mg/kg in 50 mls 5% dextrose 150 mg 5 - 15mcg/kg/min 0.5 to Dobutamine 30mg/kg in 50 mls 5% dextrose 150 mg 5 - 15mcg/kg/min 0.5 to Adrenaline 0.3mg/kg in 50 mls 5% dextrose 1.5 mg 0.05 - 0.5mcg/kg/min 0.5 to Noradrenaline 0.3mg/kg in 50 mls 5% dextrose 1.5 mg 0.05 - 0.5mcg/kg/min 0.5 to Milrinone (10mg/10ml) 10mg in 50ml 5% dextrose 0.25 - 0.75mcg/kg/min 0.4 to 50mcg/kg load over 10 mins Vasopressin to Infusions - misc Dilution Calculated Dose Dose range Administration rate Aminophylline 50mg in 50ml dextrose 1mg/kg/hr 10mg/kg load over 1 hour (max500mg) Salbutamol 0.1mg/ml 1 - 2mcg/kg/min 3.0 to 5 - 10 mcg/kg/min load for 1 hour Prostaglandin E2 15mcg/kg in 50mls 5% dextrose 75 mcg 5 -15ng/kg/min 1 to Magnesium sulphate 10% Neat 10% (100mg/ml) 17 mg 30mg/kg/hr for 24hrs Asthma 50mg/kg over 20 mins, then 30 mg/kg/hr 24 hours

3 4 1 6 1 1 4 2

ml/hr ml/hr ml/hr ml/hr ml/hr ml/hr ml/hr ml/hr

1.5 1.5 5 5 1.1

ml/hr ml/hr ml/hr ml/hr ml/hr

5 ml/hr 6.0 ml/hr 3 1 ml/hr ml/hr ml/hr ml/hr ml/hr

Adenosine Ketamine Amiodarone

Neat 3mg/ml 30mg/kg in 50mls 5% dextrose 15mg/kg in 50 mls 5% dextrose only

1ml/kg/hr 150 mg 5 - 20mcg/kg/min 75 mg 5-15mcg/kg/min

5 0.5 to 2 1 to 3

25mcg/kg/min 4hrs, then 5-15mcg/kg/min (max 1.2g/24hrs)