Aminophylline
– for Asthma, bronchospasm; – Adult Loading Dose: 6mg/kg IV over 20 min; – maintenance 0.6 mg/kg/hr IV infusion; w/ CHF, Liver dz, or elderly pts maintenance dose = 0.3 mg/kg/hr IV; – will need to individualize doses; – Acute Asthmatic Attack: Load 6mg/kg IV, then 1 mg/kg/hr IV; – Watch serum values: 10-20ug/ml is … Read more