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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
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| 3% normal saline||Symptomatic [[hyponatremia]]||3–5 mL/kg bolus IV
| [[hypertonic saline|3% normal saline]]||Symptomatic [[hyponatremia]]||3–5 mL/kg bolus IV
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| 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
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| [[Cefotaxime]]||Infection||50 milligrams/kg IV
| [[Cefotaxime]]||[[sepsis (peds)|Infection]]||50 milligrams/kg IV
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| [[Ampicillin]]||Infection||50 milligrams/kg IV
| [[Ampicillin]]||[[sepsis (peds)|Infection]]||50 milligrams/kg IV
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| [[Gentamicin]]||Infection||2.5 milligrams/kg IV
| [[Gentamicin]]||[[sepsis (peds)|Infection]]||2.5 milligrams/kg IV
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| [[Packed red blood cells]]||[[Anemia]]||10 mL/kg IV
| [[Packed red blood cells]]||[[Anemia]]||10 mL/kg IV
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| [[Normal saline]]||Hypotension, dehydration||20 mL/kg IV
| [[Normal saline]]||[[Hypotension]], [[dehydration]]||20 mL/kg IV
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| 10% dextrose in one fourth normal saline||Metabolic disease||1.5 maintenance (6 mL/kg/h for the first 10 kg)
| 10% [[dextrose]] in one fourth normal saline||Metabolic disease||1.5 maintenance (6 mL/kg/h for the first 10 kg)
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| Endotracheal [[intubation]]||Hypoventilation or frequent apnea||3mm for preemie; 3mm for term neonate, 4mm for older infant
| Endotracheal [[intubation]]||Hypoventilation or frequent apnea||3mm for preemie; 3mm for term neonate, 4mm for older infant
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Revision as of 18:46, 6 October 2019

Empiric Treatment 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
Cefotaxime Infection 50 milligrams/kg IV
Ampicillin Infection 50 milligrams/kg IV
Gentamicin Infection 2.5 milligrams/kg IV
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
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