A man who weighs 80kg is to receive an infusion of drug Y at arate...

A man who weighs 80kg is to receive an infusion of drug Y at a rate of 2.4 micrograms/kg/minute. If one 20ml vial of drug Y, which contains 10mg/mL, is diluted to 0.8 litres with water, at what rate in mL/min, should the infusion be set?

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First let's find the drug dose for this man

mg/min

Now the solution concentration

20 mL contain

now concentration :

mg / L mg / mL

Now the rate is given as

mL / min

Colby Messinger answered 1 year ago

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