Primary Care Baseline | ACLS Algorithms

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Summary of ACLS Drugs

• atropine 0.5-1.0mg IV/IT
• bretylium 5-10mg/kg over 8-10 min
• digitalis 0.5-0.75 mg (10-15 mics/kg) IV
• dobutamine 2.5-20 mics/kg/min IV drip
• dopamine 1-2 mics/kg/min IV drip (2-10 mics/kg/min high dose)
• epinephrine 1:10,000 solution 0.5-1.0mg IV/IT - repeat q 5 min
• isoproterenol 2-10mic/min IV Drip
• lidocaine 1mg/kg IV
• magnesium sulfate 10% solution 1-2 gm IV over 1-2 min
• oxygen (O2) 2-10 l/min
• procainamide 20mg/min IV up to 1,000mg
• sodium bicarbonate 1mEq/kg - repeat 0.5mEq/kg q 10 min
• verapamil 5mg IV

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Richard Rathe, MD / rrathe@dean.med.ufl.edu (November 8, 2000)