PEDIATRIC CARE GUIDE - NCC Pediatrics Residency

Phenytoin 18-20 mg/kg IV LD (max - 1 g) in NS given slowly at 0.5-1.0 mg/kg/min. Complications - hypotension, arrhythmias, CHF. Maintenance Dose- 4-8 mg/kg/day div QD or BID IV or PO, consider Fosphenytoin if no access or small vein. Fosphenytoin 18-20 mg/kg IV LD (infuse 1-1.5 mg/kg/min) or IM (30-50 min onset, use 1 or 2 sites), expensive ... ................
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