The patient has an IV drip of hydromorphone infusing at 15 mL / hr via an...

The patient has an IV drip of hydromorphone infusing at 15 mL / hr via an infusion pump. The order is for a continuous IV infusion of hydromorphone at 1.5 mg / hr. The IV contains 50 mg of hydromorphone in 500 mL NS. Is the patient receiving the correct dose of IV hydromorphone?

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The patient recieving correct dose.

The correct order is 1.5mg/hr.

The IV Contains 50mg in 500 ml NS

Patient corrently recieving 15ml/hr

500ml NS Contains--------------- 50mg drug

so,

in 15ml/hr contains-------------------- x mg of drug

x mg/hr = 15x50 /500 =1.5mg/hr

So,15ml/hr have 1.5mg of drug so the dose is correct.

Nightingale answered 2 years ago

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