Template:Empiric Treatment for Unstable Neonates: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 23:04, 14 January 2026

Other Empiric Treatments for Unstable Neonates

Medication/Intervention	Indication	Dose/Size (for neonate)
Glucose	Hypoglycemia	5–10 mL/kg of 10% dextrose in water IV
3% normal saline	Symptomatic hyponatremia	3–5 mL/kg bolus IV
Calcium	Hypocalcemia	50–100 milligrams/kg calcium gluconate or 20 milligrams/kg calcium chloride IV
Packed red blood cells	Anemia	10 mL/kg IV
Normal saline	Hypotension, dehydration	5-10 mL/kg IV aliquots (up to 60-80 mL/kg)
10% dextrose in one fourth normal saline	Metabolic disease	1.5 maintenance (6 mL/kg/h for the first 10 kg)
Endotracheal intubation	Hypoventilation or frequent apnea	<3mm for preemie; 3mm for term neonate, 3.5mm for older infant; cuffed tube prefered if not premature

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-| Glucose||[[Hypoglycemia]]||5–10 mL/kg of 10% dextrose in water IV
+| [[dextrose|Glucose]]||[[Hypoglycemia]]||5–10 mL/kg of [[d10W|10% dextrose in water]] IV
 |-
-| 3% normal saline||Symptomatic [[hyponatremia]]||3–5 mL/kg bolus IV
+| [[hypertonic saline|3% normal saline]]||Symptomatic [[hyponatremia]]||3–5 mL/kg bolus IV
 |-
-| Calcium||[[Hypocalcemia]]||50–100 milligrams/kg calcium gluconate or 20 milligrams/kg calcium chloride IV
+| Calcium||[[Hypocalcemia]]||50–100 milligrams/kg [[calcium gluconate]] or 20 milligrams/kg [[calcium chloride]] IV
 |-
-| [[Cefotaxime]]||Infection||50 milligrams/kg IV
+| [[Packed red blood cells]]||[[Anemia]]||10 mL/kg IV
 |-
-| Ampicillin||Infection||50 milligrams/kg IV
+| [[Normal saline]]||[[Hypotension]], [[dehydration]]||5-10 mL/kg IV aliquots (up to 60-80 mL/kg)
 |-
+| 10% [[dextrose]] in one fourth normal saline||Metabolic disease||1.5 maintenance (6 mL/kg/h for the first 10 kg)
 |-
-| Gentamicin||Infection||2.5 milligrams/kg IV
+| Endotracheal [[intubation]]||Hypoventilation or frequent apnea||<3mm for preemie; 3mm for term neonate, 3.5mm for older infant; cuffed tube prefered if not premature
-|-
-| Packed red blood cells||[[Anemia]]||10 mL/kg IV
-|-
-| Normal saline||Hypotension, dehydration||20 mL/kg IV
-|-
-| 10% dextrose in one fourth normal saline||Metabolic disease||1.5 maintenance (6 mL/kg/h for the first 10 kg)
-|-
-| Endotracheal intubation||Hypoventilation or frequent apnea||3mm for preemie; 3mm for term neonate, 4mm for older infant
 |}