NR566 Week 2 Study Outline Chapter 17: Drugs Affecting the Respiratory System
NR566 Week 2 Study Outline Chapter 17: Drugs Affecting the Respiratory System Apnea of Prematurity o Loading dose of caffeine citrate 10 to 20 mg/kg o Maintenance dose of 5mg/kg/day o If theophylline has been given to the patient in the previous 3 days. the loading dose is decreased by 50-70% o Theophylline: loading dose of 4 mg/kg/dose o Maintenance dose: 4 mg/kg/day o Total daily dose is divided and administered every 12 hours o Both drugs are equally effective in deceasing apnea spells in infants less than 33 weeks gestation
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