| 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
|
