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Jacob P. Neathawk, Jr, MD; Michael J. Moore, MD; J. Phillip Bushkar, MD; David S. Miller II, MD; William B. Rutherford, Jr, MD
Lewis-Gale Clinic, Inc Salem, Va

JAMA. 1986;256(13):1722.

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To the Editor.—

The June 6,1986, issue of JAMA contains much valuable information in "Standards and Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Emergency Cardiac Care (ECC)."¹ However, there is an error on page 2941 regarding the dosage of sodium nitroprusside. While the solution is commonly prepared by adding 50 mg to 250 to 1000 mL of dextrose in water as stated, the dose is usually 0.5 to 10 µg/kg/min, with an average of 3 µg/kg/min. We believe it is important to call it to the attention of readers as early as possible to avoid the effects of the larger dose of milligrams. . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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Edited by Drummond Rennie, MD, Senior Contributing Editor; Sharon Iverson, Assistant Editor.

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