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1370 DRUG INDEX

12 wks then as needed to >35% to hemat- of 30–34%) 5, then q 8 h

Frequency (h) b 8 for 3x/wk 2x/wk maintain HCT (adjust week ocrit loading dose then min per b/w 40 h and 5 days 4–12 6 h for 4 for load, then 2 as needed 24 12–24 24 24 24 24

bolus

Route a PO, IV SC IV, SC slow IV infusion IV IM IV, IM IV PO PO PO IV IV PO IV IV IM, SC, PO PO PO PO PO

4.5 kg

first Derm cap-1 cap/10–20 kg or 1 ml/10 kg EFA-2 plus-2.5 ml/5 kg tabs/FA granules-1 tsp/5 kg

10–22 mg/kg 50–100 U/kg 0.05 mg/kg 50–200 μ/kg 125–250 μ/cat 0.2–0.4 mg/kg 40 mg/kg 20 mg/kg 0.5–3 mg/kg 0.5–1 mg/kg 1–2 mg/kg/day 120 mg/kg for 60 mg/kg thereafter 1 ml/4.5 kg 0.5 mg/kg <6.7 kg: 3.7 ml/day

Dose 400 U/kg 5 ml/kg 10 mg/kg Pet

Indications Susceptible infections Anemia from renal failure blockade, Selective B 1 replacement Diuretic: pulmonary edema ethylene glycol toxicosis Seizures Hypercalcemia Anesthetic induction With opioids Dermatopathy Pentobarbitol with phenytoin gastric antisecretory Atopy, fatty acid deficiency

Continued Drug Erythromycin Erythropoietin Esmolol Estradiol cypioniate mating after Ethacrynic acid Ethanol (20%) Ethosuximide Etidronate disodium Etomidate Etretinate Euthanasia solution Famotidine Fatty acids (essential)