Emergency Drug Card

Critical

Patient Weight (kg) 30.4 Patient Name Theodore

Concentration Dose Drug Volume Diluent
Drug (mg/mL) mg/kg or mL/kg Range Dilution & Time (mL or mL/hr) Volume
Atropine (CPA) Check Concentration 0.54 0.04 2.25
Atropine (CPA) Check Concentration 0.4 0.04 3.04
Atropine (Bradycardia) Check Concentration 0.54 0.005 0.005 - 0.01 mg/kg 0.28
Atropine (Bradycardia) Check Concentration 0.4 0.005 0.005 - 0.01 mg/kg 0.38
Epinephrine (Low Dose) (CPA & Anaphylaxis) 1 0.01 0.30
Epinephrine (High Dose) (CPA) 1 0.1 3.04
Epinephrine (Anaphylactic Shock) 1 0.005 0.005 - 0.01 mg/kg 0.15
Epinephrine (Vasopressor) 1 0.1 0.1 - 0.2 mg/kg 3.04
Glycopyrrolate 0.2 0.01 0.005 - 0.01 mg/kg 1.52
Norepinephrine CRI (0.5–2 mcg/kg/min) 1 0.03 0.03 - 0.12 mg/kg/hr D5W - 0.5 mcg/kg/min @ 1 mL/hr 9.12 0.88
Vasopressin CRI 20 U/mL (0.001–0.004 U/kg/min) 20 0.06 0.06 - 0.24 U/kg/hr 0.09
Naloxone 0.4 0.04 0.01 - 0.04 mg/kg 3.04
Flumazenil 0.1 0.01 0.01 - 0.02 mg/kg 3.04
Doxapram 20 5 5-10 mg/kg 7.60
Lidocaine (Antiarrhythmic Loading) (Dog) 20 2 2 - 4 mg/kg 1 - 10 min 3.04
Lidocaine CRI (AA Maint) (Dog) (40 - 80 mcg/kg/min) 20 2.4 2.4 - 4.8 mg/kg/hr 3.65
Lidocaine (Antiarrhythmic Loading) (Cat) 20 0.25 0.1 - 0.75 mg/kg 1 - 10 min, monitored 0.38
Diltiazem (Loading) 5 0.2 0.15 - 0.25 mg/kg 2 - 5 min 1.22
Diltiazem CRI (1 - 8 mcg/kg/min) 5 0.06 0.06 - 0.48 mg/kg/hr 0.36
Amiodarone (Dogs) 50 5 10 min 3.04
Furosemide 50 2 2 - 4 mg/kg 1.22
Butorphanol (Dog) 10 0.2 0.2 - 0.4 mg/kg 0.61
Butorphanol (Cat) 10 0.2 0.2 - 0.8 mg/kg 0.61
Diazepam 5 0.5 0.2 - 0.5 mg/kg 3.04
Midazolam 5 0.5 0.2 - 0.5 mg/kg 3.04
Keppra (Loading Dose) 100 60 20 - 60 mg/kg 1:7 over 15 min 18.24
Keppra (Maintenance Dose) 100 40 20 - 60 mg/kg 1:7 over 15 min 12.16
Phenobarbital (Loading Dose) 65 4 16 - 20 mg/kg Slow push if Sz 1.87
Phenobarbital (Dog) 65 4 2- 8 mg/kg 15 - 20 min 1.87
Phenobarbital (Cat) 65 2.5 2 - 4 mg/kg 15 - 20 min 1.17
Calcium Gluconate 10% 100 1 0.5 - 1.5 mL/kg 1:1 30.40
Calcium Gluconate 23% 200 0.5 0.25 - 0.75 mL/kg 1:4 15.20
Mannitol 20% (0.5 G/kg dose) 200 500 0.5 - 1 G/kg 15 - 30 min, 0.2 μm filter 76.00
Mannitol 20% (1 G/kg dose) 200 1000 0.5 - 1 G/kg 15 - 30 min, 0.2 μm filter 152.00
Hypertonic Saline 7.2% Bolus (Dog) 72 4 15 min 121.60
Hypertonic Saline 7.2% Bolus (Cat) 72 2 20 min 60.80
50% Dextrose Bolus 1:3 500 1 1 - 2 mL/kg 1:1 30.40
Hetastarch Bolus (Colloid) (Dog) 60 5 5 - 15 mL/kg 1:3, 5 - 10 min 152.00
Hetastarch Bolus (Colloid) (Cat) 60 2.5 2 - 5 mL/kg 1:3, 5 - 10 min 76.00
1/4 Shock Bolus (Crystalloid) (Dog) 20 15 min 608.00
1/4 Shock Bolus (Crystalloid) (Cat) Only if >98.0 °F 15 20 min 456.00
Dopamine CRI (Middle Dose) (4 - 6 mcg/kg/min)
Shock & CHF 40 0.24 0.24 - 0.36 mg/kg/hr 0.18
Dopamine CRI (High Dose) (7 - 20 mcg/kg/min)
Central Hypotension & Increase BP 40 0.42 0.42 - 1.2 mg/kg/hr 0.32
Dobutamine CRI (Dog) (5 - 20 mcg/kg/min) 12.5 0.3 0.3 - 1.2 mg/kg/hr 0.73
Dobutamine CRI (Cat) (2 - 5 mcg/kg/min) 12.5 0.12 0.12 - 0.3 mg/kg/hr 0.29
Acetylcysteine 20% Check Concentration 200 50 50 - 150 mg/kg 1:4, 15 - 20 min, 0.2 μm filter 7.60
Acetylcysteine 10% Check Concentration 100 50 50 - 150 mg/kg 1:4, 15 - 20 min, 0.2 μm filter 15.20
Aminocaproic Acid (Dogs) 250 50 50 - 100 mg/kg 1:12.5 over 1 hr 6.08
Dexamethsaone SP (Anaphylaxis) 4 0.1 0.1 - 0.5 mg/kg 0.76
Diphenhydramine (Dog) (Anaphylaxis) 50 2 1 - 4 mg/kg IM 1.22
Diphenhydramine (Cat) (Anaphylaxis) 50 0.5 0.5 - 2 mg/kg IM 0.30
Terbutaline (Anaphylactic Shock) (Cat) 1 0.01 0.005 - 0.01 mg/kg SC 0.30
** All CRIs calculations are undiluted, except Norepi diluted with D5W ** Place patient label on printed
Max Norepi CRI calcution weight = 25 kg; Pets > 25 kg, calculate for half kg wt & run @ 2 mL/hr for 0.5 mcg/kg/min version
Example: 45 kg / 2 = 22.5 kg. Add 6.75 mL Norepi & 3.25 mL D5W for 0.5 mcg/kg/min @ 2 mL/hr Created 7/2022 K. Tierney VNDC