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The nurse is preparing doxorubicin for a patient with malignant melanoma. The infusion prepared by the...

The nurse is preparing doxorubicin for a patient with malignant melanoma. The infusion prepared by the pharmacist has 70 mg of doxorubiin in 100mL and it will be infused over two hours. What is the IV rate for the infusion?

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Given data

Total volume to be infused = 100mL

Time of infusion= 2hr

The formula for IV flow rate calculation

Total volume (mL ) = flow rate in mL/ hr

Time (hr)

100mL = 50mL / hr

2hr

The doxorubicin 75mg/100 mL solution to be infused in a rate of 50mL/hr to complete the infusion in 2hrs.

Nightingale answered 1 year ago
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