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1. Your client presents with preeclampsia. You have on hand Magnesium Sulfate 40 grams in 500...

1. Your client presents with preeclampsia. You have on hand Magnesium Sulfate 40 grams in 500 ml of Lactated Ringers. The order is to infuse a maintenance dose of Magnesium Sulfate at 2 grams / hour. How many ml / hour will you run the IV pump?

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Ans) 40 gms MgSO4 = 500 ml of Lactated Ringers

2 gms = x

x= 500 × 2/40 = 1000/40 = 25ml/hr

The IV pump to be set at 25 ml/hr.

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