Dopamine calculation

[ernbabjr, BSN, RN]

anyone knows computation for dopamine and dobutamine? And maybe you have also some exercise questions for this.. thanks

[EricJRN, MSN, RN]

I moved your post to its own thread for more responses. Here's a link to get you started:

http://www.alysion.org/dimensional/daexamples.htm

[AnnieOaklyRN, BSN, RN, EMT-P]

hi,

whooops... moderator please delete this post as it was a double post...

thanks,

'tooth

[AnnieOaklyRN, BSN, RN, EMT-P]

Dopamine: If it is 1600 mcg/ mL here is my formular:

kg weight x dose DIVIDED by 26.6 will give you your drip

rate via pump or microdrip tubing.

If it is 800 mcg/ml:

kg weight x dose divided by 13.3 will give you your drip

rate via pump or micro drip tubing.

Lidocaine: If it is 4mg/ ml (1 gram in 250 mL)

4 mg/ min= 60 ml on pump

2 mg/min= 30 ml on pump

1 mg/min = 15 ml on pump

you see the pattern? This also will work for micro drip tubing

Epi DRIP: usually 1 mg in 250 mL so the formular for lidocaine can be

used. It will just be mcg/min instead of mg/min.

Hope this helps. Just some shortcuts I use as a paramedic. I am not yet familar enough with dobuatmine so can't help ya there.

Swtooth EMT-P, RN

[emt123277]

pt's weight in pounds, divided by 10.

subtract 2 from that answer.

final answer is gtt/min on a microdrip tubing for a 5mcg/kg/min dosing.

example:

230lb divided by 10 = 23

23 - 2 = 21gtt/min

it's rough and dirty but if you're not on a pump and you need a pressor on board for that rosc code in the back of a swinging gut bucket flying at mach pierogi down main street. it will cya when the er doc asks what you're running the dopamine at better then mumbling "bolused and titrated for effect".

[caliotter3]

I would not be expecting ACLS material on the NCLEX unless someone has seen that this is fair game.

[emt123277]

It's not on NCLEX and it's also a thread that died in 2007 which I just realized now.

[Lunah, MSN, RN]

However, the link that Eric provided is excellent. There can be med questions very much like the first example on that linked page on the NCLEX ... I'm just sayin'.