MEDcalc: Salbutamol

SalbutamolInfusion Calculator (ADULT) Make with 0.9% saline OR 5% dextrose Standard 5 mg in 500 mL[10 µg/mL] Reduced 5 mg in 100 mL[50 µg/mL] Dose: 5 µg/min OPTIONAL loading bolus 250 µg / 1–2 minutes: 25 mL Infusion rate: 30 mL/h Please note: paediatric guidance dosage varies wildly compared with adult dosing, with doses up to 200mcg/min recommended by many prominent paediatric services around the world. This is obviously 10x the usual recommended adult […]

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MEDcalc: Phenylephrine

Phenylephrine Infusion Calculator Phenylephrine Infusion Calculator 10 mg / 100 mL(100 µg/mL) 20 mg / 100 mL(200 µg/mL) Sex: Male Female Height: 170 cm Actual weight: 70 kg Infusion dose: 1.0 µg/kg/min Bolus dose: 100 µg IBW: – kg Weight used: – kg Infusion rate: – mL/h Delivered dose: – µg/min Bolus volume: – mL • If actual ≥ 130 % IBW, dosing weight = […]

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Calculator: Combo – GI Bleeding

This calculator uses common variables to give estimates of mortality and need for intervention based on the Glasgow-Blatchford Score, the AIMS65 score and the MELD 3.0 score. Combined AIMS65, Glasgow Blatchford, and MELD 3.0 One row per input • Live updating • CC-OrangeCard Demographic Age: 40 years Sex: Male Female History Hepatic disease: No Yes Cardiac […]

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PHYScalc: Basal Metabolic Rate

Basal Metabolic Rate Calculator Gender: Male Female Weight: 70 kg Height: 170 cm Age: 30 years Basal Metabolic Rate: – kcal/day Mifflin MD, St Jeor ST, Hill LA, Scott BJ, Daugherty SA, Koh YO. A new predictive equation for resting energy expenditure in healthy individuals. Am J Clin Nutr. 1990 Feb;51(2):241-7. PMID: 2305711

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Calculator: Opioid Equivalence

Opioid Equivalence Calculator Opioid Equivalence Calculator Oral Morphine Dose mg (per day) Preparations IV/IM/SC Oral Sublingual Transdermal Rectal IV/IM/SC preparations Fentanyl (0.2): µg Sufentanil (2): µg Codeine (0.25): mg Hydromorphone (15): mg Morphine (3): mg Oxycodone (3): mg Pethidine (0.4): mg Oral preparations Codeine / Dihydrocodeine [0.1–0.15] (0.13): mg Dextropropoxyphene (0.1): mg Hydrocodone (1): mg […]

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PHYScalc: Sodium

Let’s start with the Adrogué–Madias (A-M) formula (1997): Na+ deficit = TBW fraction x weight x ΔNa+ Sodium Deficit Calculator Sex Male (0.6)Female (0.5) Weight: 80 kg Starting [Na+]: 110 mmol/L Target [Na+]: 115 mmol/L Sodium deficit = ksex × Wt × Δ[Na+] = 150 mmol Glucose-adjusted Sodium Calculator Glucose-adjusted Sodium Calculator Measured [Na+] 115 […]

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