The physician order Dobutamine 10mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 170 1bs. Dobutamine is available as 250mg in 250ml D5W. Calculate the rate of infusion in ml/hr.
Ordered Dobutamine 10mcg/kg/min
Patient's weight= 170 1bs= 170/2.2 kg= 77.27 kg
As per weight of the client required dose= 10 X 77.27 mcg= 772.7 mcg/min
=0.77 mg/min (As 1 mg= 1000mcg
Available Dobutamine= 250mg in 250ml D5W.
Means 1 mg/ml
rate of infusion in ml/hr=?
0.77 mg/min
1 mg in 1ml
0.77 mg in = 0.77 ml
hence 0.77ml/min
Then in ml/hr= 46.2 ml/hr
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