======CONVERSION======= =====Opiates===== ^ Drug ^ Route ^ Dose ^ | Morphine sulfate | PO | 30 mg | | Morphine sulfate | IV | 10 mg | | Oxycodone | PO | 20 mg | | Hydrocodone | PO | 20 mg | | Hydromorphone | PO | 4.5-7 mg | | Hydromorphone | IV | 1.5 mg | | Fentanyl | Patch | 15 mcg/h | | Meperidine | PO | 300 mg | | Meperidine | IV | 75 mg | =====Loop Diuretics===== ^ Loop diuretic ^ PO ^ IV ^ | Furosemide | 40 mg | 20 mg | | Torsemide | 20 mg | 20 mg | | Bumetanide | 1 mg | 1 mg | =====Benzodiazepines===== ^ Generic ^ Brand ^ Onset / h ^ Half-life / h ^ Equivalent dose / mg ^ | Alprazolam | Xanax | 0.5 - 1.5 | 6 - 27 | 0.25 - 1 | | Chlordiazepoxide | Librium | 1 - 4 | 3 - 120 | 10 - 25 | | Clonazepam | Librium | 1 - 4 | 18 - 50 | 0.25 - 1 | | Clorazepate | Tranxene | 1 - 2 | 40 - 120 | 7.5 - 15 | | Diazepam | Valium | 0.5 - 1 | 40 - 120 | 5 - 10 (PO/IV) | | Fluarezpam | Dalmane | 0.5 - 1 | 47 - 113 | 15 - 30 | | Lorazepam | Ativan | 2 - 4 | 10 - 20 | 1 - 2 (PO/IV) | | Midazolam | Versed | ? | ? | 2 - 4 (IV) \\ 4 - 8 (PO) | | Oxazepam | Serax | 2 - 3 | 5 - 20 | 15 - 30 | | Temazepam | Restoril | 0.75 - 1.5 | 3.5 - 20 | 10 - 30 | | Triazolam | Halcion | 0.75 - 2 | 1.5 - 5.5 | 0.25 - 0.5 | =====Corticosteroids===== ^ ^ Equivalent Dose / mg ^ Glucocorticoid potency ^ Mineralocorticoid potency ^ Half-life / h ^ | SHORT-ACTING ||||| | Hydrocortisol | 20 | 1 | 2 | 8-12 | | Cortisone | 25 | 0.8 | 2 | 8-12 | | INTERMEDIATE-ACTING ||||| | Fludrocortisone | - | 10 | 125 | ? | | Prednisone | 5 | 4 | 1 | 18-36 | | Prednisolone | 5 | 4 | 1 | 18-36 | | Methylprednisolone | 4 | 5 | 0 | 18-36 | | Triamcinolone | 4 | ? | ? | 18-36 | | LONG-ACTING ||||| | Dexamethasone | 0.75 | 25 | 0 | 36-54 | | Betamethasone | 0.6 - 0.75 | ? | ? | 36-54 |