A patient is to receive continuous infusion of a medication at a dose of 65 mg/kg/day....

A patient is to receive continuous infusion of a medication at a dose of 65 mg/kg/day. If patient weighs 170 lbs and you have a 2% solution of the drug, what would the infusion rate in drops/min, if tubing used to administer the IV is labeled as 60 drops/ml?

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x g/100 mL = 2%

x= 200 gms

100ml consists of 200 gms of the drug

So 1 ml contains = 200/100 = 2 mg of the drug

So 60 drops consist of 2mg of the drug

Needed amount of drug by patient = 65 gms

Therefore the number of drops needed = 65/2 = 32.5. If we round it off, it will be 33 drops

So the infusion rate is 33 drops per minute

Nightingale answered 1 year ago

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