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Infusion Times/Comments/Drug Interactions Infuse over 2 hours Continuous infusion Therapeutic levels: 20-50 mg/L Infuse over 2 hours Continuous infusion Therapeutic levels: 20-50 mg/L Inject over 3-5 minutes Continuous infusion Continuous inf

Standard Dilution NS 100 mL NS 250 mL 2 g in NS 250 mL NS 100 mL NS 250 mL 2 g in NS 250 mL Undiluted 50 mg in D 5 W 100 mL 15 mg in D 5 W 250 mL Undiluted Function of K concentration

Intravenous Medication Administration Guidelines (continued)

Usual IV Dose Range a 5-10 mg/kg 0.5-1 mg/kg/h initially, then 0.5-4 mg/kg/h 5-10 mg/kg 0.5-1 mg/kg/h initially, then 0.5-4 mg/kg/h 2.5-10 mg prn q5-15min 1-10 mg/min 20-30 mcg/min 15-20 mg/kg 5 mg/kg/day (divided into 2 or 3 doses) 0.

Drug Continuous infusion Status epilepticus Phosphate (potassium)
Pentobarbital Bolus dose Infusion dose Phenobarbital Bolus dose Infusion dose Phentolamine Bolus dose Phenylephrine Phenytoin Bolus dose Infusion dose
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