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Are you unsure about the procainamide dose for ACLS? Learn about procainamide dosage recommendations, side effects, and more for effective treatment.
8 Μαΐ 2023 · Procainamide is a medication used to manage and treat ventricular arrhythmias, supraventricular arrhythmias, atrial flutter, atrial fibrillation, AV nodal re-entrant tachycardia, and Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome. It is a Class 1A antiarrhythmic agent.
Adult Dosage for Procainamide: The use of procainamide is limited in ACLS for cardiac arrest, due to its requirement of slow infusion and its somewhat unknown effectiveness. If used for recurrent ventricular fibrillation and pulseless ventricular tachycardia, 20 mg/min should be given via IV infusion to a total dose of 17 mg/kg.
3 Σεπ 2024 · Detailed Procainamide dosage information for adults and children. Includes dosages for Arrhythmias; plus renal, liver and dialysis adjustments.
First dose: 6 mg rapid IV push; follow with NS flush. Second dose: 12 mg if required. Antiarrhythmic Infusions for Stable Wide-QRS Tachycardia Procainamide IV dose: 20-50 mg/min until arrhythmia suppressed, hypotension ensues, QRS duration increases >50%, or maximum dose 17 mg/kg given.
25 Οκτ 2023 · Introduction. Antiarrhythmic agent (class 1a). Uses for Procainamide. Comparably effective to quinidine for atrial † [off-label] or ventricular arrhythmias; choice based on pharmacokinetics and adverse effect profile.
If daily total fluid intake must be limited, a 4 mg/mL concentration (1 g of Procainamide Hydrochloride Injection in 250 mL of 5% Dextrose Injection, USP) administered at 0.5 to 1.5 mL/minute will deliver an equivalent 2 to 6 mg per minute.
