Dantrolene for Malignant Hyperthermia: Dose and Vials (Labels)
Dantrolene for malignant hyperthermia: the dose in mg, vials, sterile water and volume for Ryanodex, Dantrium Intravenous or Revonto.
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Example
- Weight
- 70 kg
- Product
- Revonto (20 mg vial)
- Use
- Treatment of a malignant hyperthermia crisis
- Treatment: dose for this bolus
- 2.5 mg/kg
- Treatment: dantrolene already given in this crisis
- 0 mg
Result: Revonto: 175 mg (2.5 mg/kg) from 9 vials, 525 mL.
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What you enter
- Weight
- Product
- Use
- Treatment: dose for this bolus
- Treatment: dantrolene already given in this crisis (0 if none)
How this is calculated
Citation
FDA labels on DailyMed: RYANODEX, Dantrium Intravenous and Revonto (a minimum of 1 mg/kg by intravenous push to a maximum cumulative 10 mg/kg; prevention 2.5 mg/kg; 250 mg or 20 mg per vial, with the sterile water and mannitol for each). Read the sources: RYANODEX label ↗, Dantrium Intravenous label ↗, Revonto label ↗
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