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Infusion Times/Comments/Drug Interactions Inject over 60 seconds Infuse over 15 minutes Inject over 3-5 minutes Continuous infusion In urgent situations the dose may be doubled every 20-30 minutes until an effect is obtained Decanoate salt i

Standard Dilution Undiluted D 5 W 50 mL Undiluted 100 mg in D 5 W 100 mL 25,000 U in D 5 W 500 mL Undiluted 100 mEq in SW 1000 mL Undiluted Undiluted NS 50 mL

Intravenous Medication Administration Guidelines (continued)

Usual IV Dose Range a 5-15 mcg/kg 10 mcg/kg 1-10 mg q2-4h 10 mg/h 10-25 U/kg/h 10-25 mg q2-4h mEq (0.5 BW (103 serum Cl)) 12.5-100 mg q6-12h 0.5-2 mg q4-6h 1 mg 0.01 mg/kg

Drug Haloperidol (lactate) Hydrochloric acid Hydromorphone Patient 60 kg Patient 60 kg
Glycopyrrolate Granisetron Bolus dose Infusion dose Heparin Hydralazine Hydrocortisone Ibutilide
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