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== Adult Dosing == | ==General== | ||
*Type: [[Beta blockers]] | |||
*Dosage Forms: | |||
*Common Trade Names: | |||
==Adult Dosing== | |||
*Loading dose = 500mcg/kg bolus over 1min | *Loading dose = 500mcg/kg bolus over 1min | ||
**Follow this w/ infusion at 50mcg/kg/min for 4min | **Follow this w/ infusion at 50mcg/kg/min for 4min | ||
***If no response give another 500 bolus, incr infusion to 100 | ***If no response give another 500 bolus, incr infusion to 100 | ||
***If no response give another 500 bolus, incr infusion to 200 | ***If no response give another 500 bolus, incr infusion to 200 | ||
==Pediatric Dosing== | |||
==Special Populations== | |||
*[[Drug Ratings in Pregnancy|Pregnancy Rating]]: | |||
*Lactation: | |||
*Renal Dosing | |||
**Adult | |||
**Pediatric | |||
*Hepatic Dosing | |||
**Adult | |||
**Pediatric | |||
==Contraindications== | ==Contraindications== | ||
*Allergy to class/drug | |||
*Cardiogenic shock | *Cardiogenic shock | ||
*2nd or 3rd AV block | *2nd or 3rd AV block | ||
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*Supraventricular arrhythmias | *Supraventricular arrhythmias | ||
==Adverse Reactions== | |||
== Adverse | |||
*Hypotension | *Hypotension | ||
*Bronchospasm | *Bronchospasm | ||
== | ==Pharmacology== | ||
Onset of action = 1-4min Duration of action = <30min | *Half-life: | ||
*Metabolism: | |||
*Excretion: | |||
*Mechanism of Action: Class II - Short-acting Beta1 blocker | |||
*Onset of action = 1-4min | |||
*Duration of action = <30min | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
[[Antiarrhythmics]] | *[[Antiarrhythmics]] | ||
==Sources== | |||
<references/> | |||
[[Category:Drugs]] | [[Category:Drugs]] | ||
Revision as of 18:43, 8 March 2015
General
- Type: Beta blockers
- Dosage Forms:
- Common Trade Names:
Adult Dosing
- Loading dose = 500mcg/kg bolus over 1min
- Follow this w/ infusion at 50mcg/kg/min for 4min
- If no response give another 500 bolus, incr infusion to 100
- If no response give another 500 bolus, incr infusion to 200
- Follow this w/ infusion at 50mcg/kg/min for 4min
Pediatric Dosing
Special Populations
- Pregnancy Rating:
- Lactation:
- Renal Dosing
- Adult
- Pediatric
- Hepatic Dosing
- Adult
- Pediatric
Contraindications
- Allergy to class/drug
- Cardiogenic shock
- 2nd or 3rd AV block
Indications
- Supraventricular arrhythmias
Adverse Reactions
- Hypotension
- Bronchospasm
Pharmacology
- Half-life:
- Metabolism:
- Excretion:
- Mechanism of Action: Class II - Short-acting Beta1 blocker
- Onset of action = 1-4min
- Duration of action = <30min