PEDIATRIC CARE GUIDE

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, can use phenytoin in giving through CVL. Phenobarbital 10-20 mg/kg IV LD (max dose - 1 g). Infuse ~ 100 mg/min. Can repeat 5-10 mg ... ................
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