Services – Stroke Prevention & Treatment CenterAcute Stroke Protocol – tPA Guidelines for Acute Ischemic Stroket-PA Dosing Chart (estimated weight) |
| Estimated Weight (lbs) | Conversion to Kilograms (Kg) | Total iv t-PA Dose (mg) at 0.9 mg/kg | t-PA Bolus (mg) *10% of total* | t-PA Bolus (ml) | Discard Dose t-PA (Not for infusion) | Infusion Dose (mg) | Infusion Rate (ml/hr) |
|
220+ |
100.0 |
90.0 |
9.0 |
9.0 |
10.0 |
81.0 |
81.0 |
|
210 |
95.5 |
85.9 |
8.6 |
8.6 |
14.1 |
77.3 |
77.3 |
|
200 |
90.9 |
81.8 |
8.2 |
8.2 |
18.2 |
73.6 |
73.6 |
|
190 |
86.4 |
77.7 |
7.8 |
7.8 |
22.3 |
70.0 |
70.0 |
|
180 |
81.8 |
73.6 |
7.4 |
7.4 |
26.4 |
66.3 |
66.3 |
|
170 |
77.3 |
69.5 |
7.0 |
7.0 |
30.5 |
62.6 |
62.6 |
|
160 |
72.7 |
65.5 |
6.5 |
6.5 |
34.5 |
58.9 |
58.9 |
|
150 |
68.2 |
61.4 |
6.1 |
6.1 |
38.6 |
55.2 |
55.2 |
|
140 |
63.6 |
57.3 |
5.7 |
5.7 |
42.7 |
51.5 |
51.5 |
|
130 |
59.1 |
53.2 |
5.3 |
5.3 |
46.8 |
47.9 |
47.9 |
|
120 |
54.5 |
49.1 |
4.9 |
4.9 |
50.9 |
44.2 |
44.2 |
|
110 |
50.0 |
45.0 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
55.0 |
40.5 |
40.5 |
|
100 |
45.5 |
40.9 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
59.1 |
36.8 |
36.8 |
