Common Blood Collection Edema: URINARY CATHEETER
Tubes +1 = 2mm Fr. 5 - blue
+2 = 4mm 8- yellow (child)
Red – Blood bank, type & cross, +3 = 6mm 10 - black (child)
discard tube +4 = 8mm 12 - white
Red Marble Top / Gold – Urine Output: 14 - green (female)
Chemistry, Ca, BUN, Creatinine 30cc/hr 16 - orange (female)
Light Blue – Coagulation 500-3000/day 18 - red (male)
studies, PT, PTT, INR, INJECTION 20 - Male
fibrinogen NEEDLES
Lavender – Hematology, CBC, ID-15° g. 25,26,27 IV CANNULA
ABC, H&H, Platelet counts SQ-45° g. 24,25 INFANTS- g. 22, g 20
Gray – chemistry, glucose IM-90° g. 21,22,23 TODDLER- g. 22
determinations SUCTION SCHOOLAGE-g.22, g 20
Green – chemistry, ionized Ca, CATHETER ADULT- g.20, g. 18
plasma determinations CHILD- Fr. 12 & Fr. 18 BT- g.18
FEMALE- Fr. 5 & Fr . 6
MALE- Fr. 8 & Fr 10
IVFLUIDS COLOR CODING
COLOR TYPE SYMBOL MEANING
Light
hypotonic D5 0.3 NaCl Hypotonic sol’n NaCl in 5%dextrose W
Blue
Green isotonic PNSS Plain normal saline 0.9% NaCl in W
Blue isotonic PLR Lactated Ringers Sol’n
Red isotonic D5W 5% dextrose in W
Normal Saline solution 9% NaCl in 5%
Yellow hypertonic D5 0. 9 NaCl
dextrose sol’n
Balance Multiple Maintenance sol’n in
Violet hypertonic D5IMB
5% dextrose
Balance Multiple Maintenance sol’n in
Orange hypertonic D5NM
5% dextrose
Light
hypertonic D5NR Balance Multiple Replacement in W
Green
Pink hypertonic D5LR Lactated Ringers sol’n in 5% dextrose
Blue
hypertonic D10W 10% dextrose in W
Green
Hrs 250 mL 500mL 1000mL
ugtts/ ugtts/ ugtts/
gtts/ gtts/ gtts/
min min min
min min min
Cc/hr Cc/hr Cc/hr
4 62 21 125 41 250 83
5 50 17 100 33 200 67
6 41 14 83 28 167 56
7 36 12 71 24 143 48
8 31 10 62 21 125 42
9 28 9 56 18 111 37
10 25 8 50 17 100 33
11 23 8 44 15 91 30
12 21 7 42 14 83 28
13 19 6 40 13 77 26
14 18 6 36 12 71 23
15 17 6 33 11 66 22
16 16 5 31 10 62 21
17 15 5 29 10 59 20
18 14 5 28 9 56 18
19 13 4 26 9 53 18
20 12 4 25 8 50 17
21 12 4 24 8 48 16
22 12 4 24 7 46 15
23 12 4 22 7 44 14
24 10 3 21 7 42 14
Dilution of Drugs VITAL SIGNS RESPIRATION
TEMP. NB - 30 - 60 cpm
Ampicillin 500 mg - 2cc NB - 35.5 - 37.5 Infant - 30 - 50 cpm
Cefixime 500mg - 5cc Adult - 36.4 - 37.4 Toodler - 25 - 32 cpm
1gm - 10cc Elderly - 36.0 Child - 20 - 30 cpm
Ceftazidine 500mg - 5cc Adolescent - 16 - 19 cpm
Ceftriaxone 1gm - 10cc AXILLA - 35.6 - 36.0 Adult - 12 - 20 cpm
Cefuroxime 750mg - 6cc ORAL - 36.1 - 37.5 Oxygen Sat- 95-100%
Chloramphenicol RECTAL - 36.7 - 37.8 BP
500mg - 2cc NB - 40 (mean)
1gm - 4cc PULSE 1mon old -85/54
Cloxacillin 500mg - 2cc NB - 120 - 160 bpm 1y/o - 95/65
Hydrocortisone Toodler - 90 - 140 bpm 6y/o - 105/85
100mg - 2cc Preschooler -80- 110bpm 10 - 13y/o - 110/65
Oxacillin 500mg - 2cc SchoolAge- 75-100 bpm 14 - 17y/o - 120/75
Pen G 1m “u” - 2cc Adolescent - 60 - 90 bpm Middle A. 120/80
Pen G 5m “u” - 5cc Adult - 60 - 100 bpm Older A. - 140/90
Vancomycin500mg-10cc PulsePressure -
30-40mmhg
CONVERSION (Brown) DILUTION (brown)
1 quart - 4 cups, 1L
1L - 1000mL, 1 quart 1 kg - 2.2 lbs Piperacillin
1 pint - 2 cups 1 lbs - 16 oz Tazobactam
1 cup - 8 oz 1 inch - 2.54 cm 2250mg - 10cc
1 teacup - 6 oz 1 cm - 0. 394 inch Piperacillin
1 tbs - 3tsp , 15mls Tazobactam
1 tps - 60 gtts, 5mls
4500 mg - 20 cc
1 oz - 30mls, 30gms, 480gr
Ampicillin Salbactam
1 gm - 1,000,000mcg
750mg
1gm - 1000mg, 1ml
1gm - 10cg, 15gr Ceftazidine 1gm - 10 cc
1kg - 1000gms Ceftriaxone 1gm- 5cc
1gr - 60-65mg ceftaxine 500mg - 2cc
1mg - 1000mcg Meropenem 500mg-
1ml - 15 gtts, 60 gtts 5cc
1 gallon - 4L, 4 quarts Co - amoxiclar - 10 cc
STANDARD MEDICATION Formulas (brown) Normal BMI:
TIME 1. °F = 1. 8 (°C+32) MALE = 21.9 - 22.4
OD - 9am °C = 0.56 (°F- 32) FEMALE = 21.3 - 22.1
BID - 9am-5pm 2. Pulse Deficit ( R ) OBESE = BMI > 30
TID - 9am-1pm-5pm (Pulse 1 - pulse 2) OVERWT = BMI > 25
QID - 9am-1pm-5pm-9pm Normal: 2-5bpm
HS- 9pm 3.PulsePressure( R) 7. Crystallized
Systolic - diastolic resuscitation in pts.
ROUND THE CLOCK MED (G) Normal: 30- (BAXTER)
TIME 40mmHg 4mls LR x wt in kg X %
Q4 - 8am-12pm-4pm-8pm 4. Infusion Rate TBSA
Q6 - 6am-12nn-6pm-12mn = volume x gtt factor
Q8 - 9am -5pm-1am Hrs x 60 mins 1st 8hrs = 50%
Q12 - 6am - 9pm 5. Medicaitons: 2nd 8 hrs = 25%
Desired/stock x dilution 3rd 8 hrs = 25%
RULE OF 9
Head, Face, Neck and Upper 6.BMI-wt. in kg/ht in m²
Extremities = 9% IBW - BMI x ht in m²
Ant. Trunk, Post Trunk and
Lower Extremities = 18%
Genital = 1%
