5. You’re instructed to give phenylephrine 10mg in 500mL normal saline for a patient in septic shock. If the infusion rate is 15mL/hour, how many mcg/minute are infusing?
X mcg/min = 1000 mcg/1mg X dosage X rate X 1hr/60 min
X mcg/min = 1000 mcg/1mg X 10mg/500ml X 15ml/1 hr X 1hr/60 min
= 5 mcg/min
Hence there are 5 mcg/min are infusing, if the infusion rate is 15 ml/hour
5. You’re instructed to give phenylephrine 10mg in 500mL normal saline for a patient in septic...
You’re instructed to give phenylephrine 10mg in 500mL normal saline for a patient in septic shock. If the infusion rate is 12mL/hour, how many mcg/minute are infusing
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