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. 2018 Mar 23;7:239. Originally published 2018 Feb 28. [Version 2] doi: 10.12688/f1000research.14000.2

Table 2. List of medications, including doses and duration, given to the patient during hospital admission.

Doses of medicine and duration
Medicine Doses Route/duration
Atropine 0.25mg IV When reqired
Adrenaline 0.2mg IV When reqired
Isoproterenol 0.2mcg IV- bolus at ER
0.15mcg/kg/min IV in 50ml of 5% glucose
0.2mcg/kg/min IV in 50ml of 5% glucose
Dopamine 3–5mcg/kg/min IV in 50ml of 5% glucose
Diazepam 0.5mg/kg IV when reqired
Phenobarbital 2mg/kg IV when reqired
Mannitol 42 ml IV 6 hourly for 2 days from DOA
42 ml IV 8 hourly for next 2 days
42ml IV 12 hourly for next 2 days then stop
Fructose diphosphate 3.4g /OD IV for 10 days
Ceftriaxone 100mg/kg/day IV 12 hourly from DOA for 10 days
Piperacillin tazobactam 1.125gm/day IV 12 hourly from 3 DOA for 10 days
Immunoglobulin 5 gm IV daily for 5 days
Methylprednisolone 1.5mg/kg/day IV for 5 days
prednisone 10 mg / OD PO from 6 DOA and on discharge also
Captopril 6.25mg / BID PO from 3 DOA and on discharge also
Spironolactone 10mg/OD PO from 5 DOA and on discharge also
Furosemide 10mg IV 12hourly from 2nd DOA to 5DOA
Hydrochlorothiazide 10mg PO 12 hourly from 5 DOA till discharge
Coenzyme Q10 5 mg PO 8hourly from 2nd DOA till discharge
Vitamin C 3 gm IV 12 hourly from 2nd DOA till discharge