Reader Tip: Dopamine Calculation is a post from: Everyday EMS Tips Everyday EMS Tips reader Scott Walker, A.S, NREMT-P submitted this tip for calculating the amount of Dopamine to administer. He writes: This is one of those tools you can use at 2am. This formula only works for 5mcg/kg/min and cannot be adjusted. 1. Take the patients weight in pounds and divide by 10. 2. Then subtract 2 from that. 3. Use that number with a 60gtt/ml administration set and that will give you 5mcg/kg/min for that patient. Here is an example: 1. Patient weighs 170 pounds. 2. Divide patient weight by 10. 170/10=17. 2. Subtract 2 from 17 17-2=15. 3. Set the drip rate at 15 gtts/min to administer 5mcg/kg/min for a 170 pound patient

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