Lido/Septo max dose question!?

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Hey guys! I cant seem to find the real number for max dose for adult for lido/septo. Is it 500mg or 300mg for lido?

if its 500mg, then that comes out to 14 carps lido, seems kinda high?
if its 300mg, then its around 8 carps.

I'm seeing literature for both numbers so I dont know which one it is.

I know peds is 4.4mg/kg.
Is it 4.4mg/kg for adults without epi and 7mg/kg for adults with epi?


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500mg lidocaine and septocaine = 13 carpules
If epinephrine at 1:100k max dose of epi is 200 micrograms = 11 carpules.

36mg of anesthetic solution/1.8mL Carpule
18 micrograms of epi/1.8mL Carpule
 
500mg lidocaine and septocaine = 13 carpules
If epinephrine at 1:100k max dose of epi is 200 micrograms = 11 carpules.

36mg of anesthetic solution/1.8mL Carpule
18 micrograms of epi/1.8mL Carpule
Sorry 13.8 carpules. Wasn't sure if you wanted to round up or down. I'd round down to avoid crossing the max dose.
 
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You can choose to go with either the current FDA recommendations or any textbook recommendations (if they're lower). It's 7mg/kg (max 500mg) for Lido with epi and 4.5mg/kg (max 300) if without epi. I believe Septo is also 7mg/kg (max 500mg). For peds we go with 4.4mg/kg Lido and 7mg/kg Septo.
 
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