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1.A patient has an order for oxytocin 30 units in 1,000 mL of D5W to begin...

1.A patient has an order for oxytocin 30 units in 1,000 mL of D5W to begin at 1 milliunit /min and then increase by 2 milliunits/min every 15 minutes until regular contractions occur. Maximum dose is 30 mU/min. Calculate the flow rate in milliliters per hour for a) initial /beginning infusion and b) maximum infusion.

Round your answer to the nearest whole number.

a) 2ml/hr / 60 mL/hr

b) 20ml/hr /60 mL/hr

C) 0.2 ml/hr / 60mL/hr

d) 2mL/hr / 60 ml/hr

2. A patient has an order for oxytocin 10 units in 1,000 ml of D5w to begin at 2 milliunits/min and then increase by 2 milliunits/min every 20 minutes until regular contractions occur. Maximum dose is 30 mU/min. Calculate the flow rate in millimeters per hour for a) initial/beginning infusion, and b) maximum infusion.

Round your answer to nearest whole number.

a) 12 mL/hr / 180 mL/hr

b) 12mL/hr / 18 mL/hr

c) 12mL/hr /18 ml/hr

d) 120 mL/hr / 180 mL/hr

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