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Order: Retrovir (zidovudine) 150 mg added to 150 mL of D5W to be administered by IV...

Order: Retrovir (zidovudine) 150 mg added to 150 mL of D5W to be administered by IV infusion q4h. Run over 1 hour with a 15 gtt/mL administration set.

Stock available: Retrovir 10 mg/mL IV infusion solution 20-mL single-use vial (must be diluted for administration)

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How many milliliters of Retrovir should be added to the IV fluids?

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How many mL of fluids will be infused with each dose?

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What is the drip rate for the infusion?

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How many milliliters of Retrovir will be discarded from the vial with each dose?

Expert Solution

A 20ml vial of Retrovir contains 10 mg/mL IV infusion solution

So 1ml of injection contains 10mg of the drug

1 Vial of Retrovir = 20ml solution

20ml (one vial in total) contains 20 x 10 = 200mg.

Amount of Retrovir required per dose to be administered = 150mg in 150ml of D5W

Question 1: How many milliliters of Retrovir should be added to the IV fluids?

Answer : 15ml

We need only 150 mg of drug from the 200mg (20ml) vial

Method 1: 20 ml = 200 mg

Xml = 150mg

[Applying cross multiplication]

200X = 150 x 20

200X = 3,000

So X = 3,000 / 200 = 15

So 15ml = 150mg.

[Method 2: 1 ml = 10 mg, so 15 ml gives 150mg ]

Question 2: How many mL of fluids will be infused with each dose?

Answer : 165ml.

As stated in the question 150mg Retrovir to be added to 150ml D5W over 1 hour with a 15 gtts/mL administration set.

So 150mg Retrovir = 15ml of injection

150ml D5W + 15ml of Retrovir = 165ml

So total amount of fluid = 165ml.

Question 3: What is the drip rate for the infusion?

Answer : 41 gtts/min

Order is to administer Inj. Retrovir 150 mg (15ml) added to 150 mL of D5W 4th hourly over 1 hour with a 15 gtts/mL administration set.

Drops per minute = (Total volume to be administered x Drop factor (gtts/mL) / Time in minutes

Total volume to be administered = 165ml

Drop factor (gtts/mL) = 15 drops per min

Time in minutes = 1 hour = 60minutes

Drops per minute = (165 x 15) / 60

= 41.25 which can be rounded off as 41 drops per minute.

Question 4: How many milliliters of Retrovir will be discarded from the vial with each dose?

Answer : 5ml

Each vial contains 20ml from which only 15 ml is required as per the required dose. So 5ml will be remaining after withdrawing the required amount for each dose.

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