Veterinary Hospital Patient Chart

Multiply the dose rate (mg/kg) by the body weight (kg) for the total dose in mg, then divide by the concentration (mg/ml) for the volume. 10 mg/kg in a 20 kg dog at 50 mg/ml is 200 mg = 4 ml. The chart shows this working on every row and recalculates if the weight changes.

RER = 70 × body weight (kg)^0.75 kcal/day. A 20 kg dog is about 662 kcal/day; a 4 kg cat about 198 kcal/day. Hospitalised patients usually start at 1 × RER split into several small meals.

Total rate = maintenance + dehydration deficit + ongoing losses. This tool calculates each component, displays the working and keeps shock resuscitation separate from the ongoing 24-hour crystalloid plan.

PRN means the medication or treatment is given only when needed. Scheduled PRN cells are shown differently from mandatory doses so eligible times do not imply that every dose must be administered.

NPO means nil per os, or nothing by mouth. Enter the exact start and end time plus any water instructions, then mark the restriction on the hourly chart.

Barrier nursing uses contact precautions such as gloves or full PPE to protect patients and staff and reduce cross-contamination. An infectious patient cannot be finalised until a barrier level is selected.

It should include patient identity, body weight, CPR or DNR status, behaviour, safety flags, fluid orders, medication doses and schedules, monitoring tasks, feeding and NPO instructions, recorded administrations and the veterinarian in charge.

KCl is dosed into the bag on a sliding scale (commonly 20 to 80 mmol/L when indicated), but do not supplement a hyperkalaemic patient (for example serum potassium above 5.0 mmol/L) unless specifically directed. It must never be infused faster than 0.5 mmol/kg/hr. The calculator checks the delivery rate and prevents an over-limit plan from being added to the treatment chart.

The drug has eligible times every 8 hours, but each dose is given only if the patient needs it. On this chart PRN doses appear as dashed cells so they read differently from mandatory scheduled doses.

Yes. Toggle the weight unit to lb and the value converts in place. All doses, fluid rates and RER are still calculated correctly in kilograms underneath.

Divide the calculated dose in mg by the tablet strength: 100 mg from 200 mg tablets is 1/2 a tablet. Tablets split practically into quarters, so this chart rounds to the nearest quarter, shows the actual mg delivered, warns when rounding moves the dose more than 10%, and tells you to use a smaller strength or liquid when the answer is under 1/4 of a tablet.

Either as a CRI in ml/hr marked hourly from its selected start time, or as bolus feeds of a set volume every 2 to 8 hours, with NGT suction volumes recorded in the monitoring cells when the tube is also used for decompression.

Yes. It prints as an A4 landscape sheet for one 24 hour day, with vitals and care tasks in the top section and medications and IV fluids below. Due times print as boxes for initials, safety alerts print across the top, five blank “Other” lines at the bottom let the vet handwrite any medication added after printing, and “Start next day” generates tomorrow’s sheet in one click.

Record the rate, start time and delivery method: nasal prongs, cannula, ET tube, mask, flow-by, cage, hood or incubator in L/min, or high-flow nasal oxygen in L/kg/min. This chart computes the total flow from the patient’s weight for high-flow, records a target FiO2 for cages, and marks oxygen hourly from its selected start time.

The mixture, total volume made up with 0.9% saline, run time in minutes and interval are all recorded, and each scheduled nebulisation is highlighted on the grid. Inhaled medications chart with the INH route.