Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Sedation tips

  • Don't use midazolam and olanzapine together as it can cause rapid onset respiratory depression. Clonazepam and olanzipine is a better combination.
  • Chlorpromazine is also good. Non-addictive, and comes as a liquid.

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Blood Products timing

RBCs 1 unit q4h
FFP 1 unit q1h
Platelets 1 unit q30minutes