MICU MED TEST QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
360 mg/200 ml (1.8 mg per ml) - Answer -Amiodarone (Cordarone) concentration
500 mg/250 ml (2mg/ml)
or
1000 mg/250 ml (4mg/ml) - Answer -Dobutamine (Dobutrex) concentration
Standard: 4 mg in 250 ml (16 mcg per ml)
High: 8 mg/250 ml, 16 mg/250 ml, 32 mg/250 ml - Answer -Norepinephrine (Levophed)
concentration
D5W - Answer -What solution is Levophed mixed/diluted in?
Norepinephrine (Levophed) - Answer -What is the drug of choice for sepsis?
0.02 mcg/kg/min
or
0.2 mcg/kg/min - Answer -Norepinephrine (Levophed) initial dose:
titrate by 0.02 mcg/kg/min Q5mins - Answer -Norepinephrine (Levophed) titration:
Q5mins - Answer -how often can you titrate Levo?
3 mcg/kg/min - Answer -Norepinephrine (Levophed) maximum dose:
increases SVR
increases HR
increases CO
increases contractility - Answer -Norepinephrine (Levophed) method of action:
4 mg/250 ml - Answer -Norepinephrine (Levophed): any concentration >___ must be
infused via a central line
Standard: 20 mg/250 ml (80 mcg per ml)
High: 100 mg/250 ml (400 mcg per ml) - Answer -Phenylephrine (NeoSynephrine)
concentration:
Normal Saline (NS) - Answer -Phenylephrine (Neo) is diluted in:
0.5 mcg/kg/min - Answer -Phenylephrine (Neo) initial dose:
0.5 mcg/kg/min Q5 min - Answer -Phenylephrine (Neo) titration:
360 mg/200 ml (1.8 mg per ml) - Answer -Amiodarone (Cordarone) concentration
500 mg/250 ml (2mg/ml)
or
1000 mg/250 ml (4mg/ml) - Answer -Dobutamine (Dobutrex) concentration
Standard: 4 mg in 250 ml (16 mcg per ml)
High: 8 mg/250 ml, 16 mg/250 ml, 32 mg/250 ml - Answer -Norepinephrine (Levophed)
concentration
D5W - Answer -What solution is Levophed mixed/diluted in?
Norepinephrine (Levophed) - Answer -What is the drug of choice for sepsis?
0.02 mcg/kg/min
or
0.2 mcg/kg/min - Answer -Norepinephrine (Levophed) initial dose:
titrate by 0.02 mcg/kg/min Q5mins - Answer -Norepinephrine (Levophed) titration:
Q5mins - Answer -how often can you titrate Levo?
3 mcg/kg/min - Answer -Norepinephrine (Levophed) maximum dose:
increases SVR
increases HR
increases CO
increases contractility - Answer -Norepinephrine (Levophed) method of action:
4 mg/250 ml - Answer -Norepinephrine (Levophed): any concentration >___ must be
infused via a central line
Standard: 20 mg/250 ml (80 mcg per ml)
High: 100 mg/250 ml (400 mcg per ml) - Answer -Phenylephrine (NeoSynephrine)
concentration:
Normal Saline (NS) - Answer -Phenylephrine (Neo) is diluted in:
0.5 mcg/kg/min - Answer -Phenylephrine (Neo) initial dose:
0.5 mcg/kg/min Q5 min - Answer -Phenylephrine (Neo) titration:
