Cardiac Drugs:

Adenosine:
bolus 6, 12, 18 mg at 1-2 minute intervals

Amicar:
5-10 Gm load prior to CPB
5 Gm on CPB
then: 1 Gm /hr

Amiodarone:
1200 mg in 250 ml
4.8 mg/ml
load: 150 mg over 10 min
then: 1 mg/min for 6 hours
then: 0.5 mg/min for 24 hours

Aprotinin:
1 ml Test Dose- 10 min wait
100-200 ml load prior to CPB
100-200 ml on CPB
then: 25-50 ml/hr

Diltiazem:
100 mg in 100 ml
1000 mcg/ml
bolus: 2.5 mg up to 25 mg
2-10 mg/hr

Dobutamine:
500 mg in 250 ml
2 mg/ml
2-20 mcg/kg/min

Dopamine:  
400 mg in 250 ml
1600 mcg/ml 
2-10 mcg/kg/min

Epinephrine:
4 mg in 250 ml
16 mcg/ml
20-300 nanograms/kg/min 
(0.020-0.300 mcg/kg/min)

Esmolol (Brevibloc):
2500 mg in 250 ml
10 mg/ml
0.05-0.30 mg/kg/min
(50-300 mcg/kg/min)

Fenoldopam (Corlopam):
10 mg in 250 ml
40 mcg/ml
0.05-0.20 mcg/kg/min

Isoproterenol (Isuprel):
1 mg in 250 ml
4 mcg/ml
bolus: 1-2 mcg
1-5 mcg/min

Lidocaine:
2 grams in 250 ml
8 mg/ml
load: 50 -150 mg
then: 1-2 mg/min

Milrinone (Primicor):
 20 mg in 100 ml 
200 mcg/ml
load: 50 -75 mcg/kg over 10 min
then: .375-.750 mcg/kg/min

Nicardipine (Cardene):
25 mg in 250 ml
0.1 mg/ml
5-15 mg/hr

Nitroglycerine (Tridil):
50mg in 250 ml
200 mcg/ml
0.1-1 mcg/kg/min

Nitroprusside (Nipride):
50 mg in 250 ml
200 mcg/ml
0.1-1 mcg/kg/min

Norepinephrine (Levophed):
4 mg in 250 ml
16 mcg/ml
0.020-0.300 mcg/kg/min
(20-300 nanograms/kg/min)

Phenylephrine (Neosynephrine):
40 mg in 250 ml
160 mcg/ml
0.2-1 mcg/kg/min

Remifentanil:
500 mcg in 100 ml
5 mcg/ml
0.01-0.05 mcg/kg/min

Vasopressin:
100 units in 100 ml
1 unit/ml
0.01-0.04 units/min