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Adults. Single Direct Intravenous Injection (bolus). The usual dose is 50 to 100 mg of lidocaine hydrochloride (0.7 to 1.4 mg/kg; 0.32 to 0.63 mg/lb) administered intravenously under ECG monitoring.This dose may be administered at the rate of approximately 25 to 50 mg/min (0.35 to 0.7 mg/kg/min; 0.16 to 0.32 mg/lb/min).ylocaine administered intravenously is specifically indicated in the acute management of ventricular arrhythmias such as those occurring in relation to acute myocardial infarction, or during cardiac manipulation, such as cardiac surgery.
The recommended starting dose of levothyroxine sodium in elderly patients with cardiac disease is 12.5-25 mcg/day, with gradual dose increments at 4-6 week intervals. The levothyroxine sodium dose is generally adjusted in 12.5-25 mcg increments until the patient with primary hypothyroidism is clinically euthyroid and the serum TSH has normalized. In patients with severe hypothyroidism, the recommended initial levothyroxine sodium dose is 12.5-25 mcg/day with increases of 25 mcg/day every 2-4 weeks, accompanied by clinical and laboratory assessment, until the TSH level is normalized.