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Medications & Dosing
18 calculators · mg/kg, mg/m², dilution, infusion, maximum doses, emergency medications, syringe pump
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Body surface area (BSA)
From height and weight according to Mosteller, DuBois and Haycock -
Syringe pump calculator
Infusion rate in ml/h from dose, weight and syringe concentration – or dose from infusion rate; unitless or with a stored preparation -
mg/kg single dose
Single dose from mg/kg and body weight – with volume and check against the maximum dose -
mg/kg/day → single doses
Daily dose from mg/kg/day and weight, divided into the doses per day – with volume per dose -
mg/m² body surface area dose
Dose from mg/m² and body surface area (Mosteller, DuBois, Haycock) from height and weight -
mg → ml dosing calculator
From dose in mg and preparation strength, the volume in ml (syrup, solution, ampule) -
ml → mg active ingredient calculator
From the volume administered and preparation strength, the amount of active ingredient – and mg/kg if the weight is known -
Daily dose → single dose
Divide the daily dose into doses – single dose, interval, volume -
Concentration calculator mg/ml
From amount of active ingredient and volume: mg/ml, µg/ml, percent and ratio 1:X -
Dilution calculator
C1 × V1 = C2 × V2 – stock solution and diluent for a target concentration -
Infusion/drop calculator
Infusion rate in ml/h and drops/min from volume and time – or duration from rate -
Amount of medication for the duration of therapy
How much syrup, solution or tablets are needed for the entire therapy – e.g. syrup for 7 days -
Ampule/vial requirement
How many ampoules or vials a dose requires – with withdrawal volume and waste -
Maximum dose check
Check the planned dose against the maximum dose per administration and per day – weight-based and absolute -
Epinephrine in anaphylaxis by weight
0.01 mg/kg i.m. (max. 0.5 mg), auto-injector step 150/300/500 µg and fluid bolus per EAACI 2021 and AWMF 061-025 -
PALS emergency medications by weight
Epinephrine, amiodarone, lidocaine, adenosine, atropine, glucose, calcium, bicarbonate, magnesium – doses according to ERC 2021 and AHA 2020 -
Local anesthetic maximum dose
Maximum doses for bupivacaine, levobupivacaine, ropivacaine by technique (ESRA/ASRA 2018) – mg and ml per concentration -
Renal dose adjustment
Dose or interval according to Dettli from GFR and extrarenal elimination fraction Q0