Friday August 11, 2006
Drug bug !

Intensivists should have full command of any drug, its concentration and its infusion protocols, that is ordered in ICU. If some rules are followed, there is little chance that you will make a mistake. For example

Do you know the standard ratio solution?

Ratio solution express the number of grams of the drug per total millilitres of solution.
(Note: This is NOT mg to ml but gram to mls - got it?)

Example:

· Epinephrine 1:1000 contains 1 gram 'pure drug' per 1000 mL of solution.

means
1 gm : 1000 mL or
1000 mg : 1000 mL or
1 mg : 1 mL
- but always written as gram : millilitres

- drug bug?