1. A physician orders a dose of 30mg/kg of a drug in 100mL NS for an 120lb patient.

part A. If the drug is available at 2g/10mL, how much of the drug (in mL) should be added to the bag? Round to the nearest tenth.

part B. The infusion set delivers 20 drops.ml. What is the flow rate in gets.min if the infusion is to be delivered over 1 hour? Do not include the volume of additive.

2. The recommended dose of a drug is 4 mg/kg/day divided into 3 equal doses. Each dose should be delivered in 100mL NS infused over 45min.

part A. How much of an injection, available at 1gram per 8mL should be added to each bag for a patient weighing 178lb? Round to the nearest tenth.

part B. If the infusion set delivers 30 drops.ml, what should the flow rate be in gtts/min? Do not not include the volume of additive?

Expert Solution

1)

a) 8.2 ml

b) 33.3 gtts/min

2)

a) 0.6 ml

b) 66.6 gtts/min

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Nightingale answered 2 years ago

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