Conversions
● lbs/2.2 = kg
Formulas
𝑔 𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑛
● 𝑔 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒
* 𝑚𝐿 = volume given
Considerations
● Blood pressure
● Weight
● Age
● Pain level
● Home medications/narcotic patches
● Red hair
Concentrations/Dosages
● Fentanyl
○ Dosage: 0.5-2μg/kg
○ Concentration: 100μg/2mL
● Ketamine
○ Dosage: 0.3mg/kg
○ Concentration: 200mg/20mL
● Dopamine
○ Dosage: 10-20μg/kg
○ Concentration: 800mg/500mL
● Norepinephrine
○ Not weight based
○ Dosage: 20-50μg
○ Concentration: 8mg/250mL
■ 8000μg/250mL
Pump Programming
𝑑𝑜𝑠𝑎𝑔𝑒 * 𝑘𝑔 * 𝑚𝑖𝑛
● Use 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
● Want to get to mL/hr from mg/min or μg/min
𝑣𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑒(𝑚𝐿) * 𝑑𝑟𝑜𝑝 𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟
● Flow rate: 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 (𝑚𝑖𝑛)
= drops/min
● lbs/2.2 = kg
Formulas
𝑔 𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑛
● 𝑔 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒
* 𝑚𝐿 = volume given
Considerations
● Blood pressure
● Weight
● Age
● Pain level
● Home medications/narcotic patches
● Red hair
Concentrations/Dosages
● Fentanyl
○ Dosage: 0.5-2μg/kg
○ Concentration: 100μg/2mL
● Ketamine
○ Dosage: 0.3mg/kg
○ Concentration: 200mg/20mL
● Dopamine
○ Dosage: 10-20μg/kg
○ Concentration: 800mg/500mL
● Norepinephrine
○ Not weight based
○ Dosage: 20-50μg
○ Concentration: 8mg/250mL
■ 8000μg/250mL
Pump Programming
𝑑𝑜𝑠𝑎𝑔𝑒 * 𝑘𝑔 * 𝑚𝑖𝑛
● Use 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
● Want to get to mL/hr from mg/min or μg/min
𝑣𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑒(𝑚𝐿) * 𝑑𝑟𝑜𝑝 𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟
● Flow rate: 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 (𝑚𝑖𝑛)
= drops/min
